Relationships break down, because it's about self. But when you take the "I" out of it and you're like, how can I make them happy, that means sacrifice. I think you have to be prepared to sacrifice, and a lot of people just aren't willing to. You have to give up a piece of yourself. By doing that, you get a greater sense of who you are. When you give something up, you need to fill the space where it used to be, and you understand the landscape in yourself a bit more.

I think people would be happier if they admitted things more often. In a sense we are all prisoners of some memory, or fear, or disappointment - we are all defined by something we can’t change.

I want to do things for people they will never forget. Maybe that’s the best thing I can do in life.

Anyone who is desperate or alone will agree there is comfort in routine.

It’s the greatest legacy you could ever leave your children or your loved ones: the history of how you felt.

For lonely people, rain is a chance to be touched.

I tried to convey to the boy how people's lives are often altered by curved lines read slowly from paper, sand, or stone.