“It is easier to live through someone else than to become complete yourself.”

“When you care more if someone else lives than you do about yourself- is that what [love is]?”

“Gratitude is more of a compliment to yourself than someone else.”

“You can't project something on someone else that is damaging that person and not become that yourself, it seems to me.”

“It was easier to be brave when you were someone else.”

“If you die you’re completely happy and your soul somewhere lives on. I’m not afraid of dying. Total peace after death, becoming someone else is the best hope I’ve got.”

“There are moments in your life when you see yourself through someone else’s eyes, when your only hope of believing you’re capable of doing something is because someone else believes it for you.”

“You can never really live anyone else's life, not even your child's. The influence you exert is through your own life, and what you've become yourself.”

“Because if you stay true to yourself and live your life boldly, someday you might be able to meet someone who will want to eat takoyaki with you more than anyone else.”

“One of the ironies of courage, and the reason why we prize it so highly, is that we find it easier to be brave for someone else than we do for ourselves alone.”