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Quotes by Anna Akana

And i chose life and love and happiness and pain...

And I chose life and love and happiness and pain

I thought that when someone dies, a person changes. I thought youd lose yoursense of being judged and caring about this judgement; I thought youd hold life in thepalm of your hand and dance and water it with rain. I thought youd be able to dance ina crowd and laugh. But I was wrong. I am insecure, more than I was before. I takethings for granted. Im angry, mean, judgmental, critical, bitter and quick to assume. I am lethargic. I despise all around me. And then some days, I feel normal.

They say that God doesnt give you more than you can handle.Tell that to her.

Because we are human. We adapt, we adjust, and we think too damn much.

All you have control ove is this moment. Chase it.

All you have control over is this moment. Chase it.

When our bodies are sick and people extend their sympathy, bring us soup, offer up solutions. When our minds are sick, people tend to shy away from you, be afraid, or call you outright crazy. Im fascinated by the way society and individuals view mental illness, and most of my shorts comment on that.