Quotes about "Mental Health & Wellbeing"

The carrying power of a bridge is not the average strength of the pillars, but the strength of the weakest pillar. I have always believed that you do not measure the health of a society by GNP but by the condition of its worst off. ”

To be loved is a strength. To love is a weakness. ”

I sort of consider myself a comedic actress, not a comedienne. I think it's different. You know, I'm not a stand-up or anything, but playing into comedic situations is sort of where, I think, my strength lies. ”

I think the best comedies came out during the Depression. Personally. ”

As a child, I was always making sound; it was a compulsion. I loved to scream and yell and sing; it freed me from all the thoughts in my head. I begged for opera lessons because opera singing is the most formidable, most emotional way to use your voice. ”

My music started as a way to break through weaknesses - like anxiety, which was completely taking over my whole life, where I could barely function. ”

I know just how isolating it can feel to experience severe anxiety. ”

I love the anxiety, the pressure of the loud room full of yapping kids. But I'm a kid myself. ”

Depression Quest's' tone is one of hope. Many players have told me they've tried to take steps in their life to get their illness under control. I tear up while reading my e-mail on subways a lot. ”

The majority of my work in games, outside of 'Depression Quest,' has been experimental pushes into comedy games. I think there are a lot of intersections there. ”