“You’re like a candle in a dark room, throwing light backwards and forwards.”

“Transformation is something that obsesses me. What is the soul? Is there a difference between something like a soul and something like a self? Is our identity something we construct, or is it organic and natural? There are all kinds of theories.”

“I really do feel like I was born to write and tell stories.”

“Sometimes you've got to be able to listen to yourself and be okay with no one else understanding.”

“Buddha had said to make a light of yourself, and if Laurie had anything to say about it, one day he’d glow.”

“You’re like a candle in a dark room, throwing light backwards and forwards.”

“Real strength isn’t control. It’s knowing when to let go.”