27 Quotes by Akemi Dawn Bowman

And the more I think about it, the more frustrated I get by the entire concept of a backup plan. Because it only ever seems to pertain to people who are interested in art, music, theater--and yes, the circus. Nobody would ever dream of going up to someone in medical school and telling them, 'Gee, I really think you should have a backup plan. You know, just in case this doesn't work out for you.

No tengo la valentía de ir más allá de mi zona de confort. Y mi zona de confort es, obviamente estar sola e invisible.

No tengo la valentía de ir más allá de mi zona de confort. Y mi zona de confort es, obviamente, estar sola e invisible.

Some people are meant to be forever, like Lea and me. And other people come into your life for a reason— you help each other figure shit out and come to terms with complicated feelings that you can't process on your own.

There’s so much earth everywhere. It’s like all the people migrated to these pockets of lights and noise, and they left all these miles and miles of nature completely untouched.

No soy muy buena para hablar con la gente, punto. Y, de todos modos, lo que necesito no es un amigo. No en este momento, cuando prefiero pintar a intentar encajar con los demás. Necesito una mamá que no me mire como si fuera un mueble usado que no combina con el estilo de la casa. Necesito empezar de nuevo. Necesito una vida de verdad.

Death doesn't rid of us of our feelings. It just stops us from changing the narrative.

If I can’t figure out how to live on my own一how to do things on my own一how am I supposed to live at all?

It's good to stay motivated, but if you're putting so much pressure on yourself that you're making yourself unhappy, that's not good. Try not to be so hard on yourself, okay? Set a pace you're comfortable with. Enjoy the journey.