“My yoga teacher says to think of your thoughts like skateboarders passing through our line of vision; just watch them go by, don't try to follow them down the street.” — Gabrielle Bell Copy Share Image
Book Everything is Flammable is an odd format though, not quite a diary and not quite a memoir. I was working on it as… — Gabrielle Bell Copy Share Image
“My yoga teacher says to think of your thoughts like skateboarders passing through our line of vision; just watch them go by, don't try… — Gabrielle Bell Copy Share Image
Everything is Flammable was the first full-length book I was able to finish. I started a couple others, but ran out of steam. This one had momentum, I never got bored or discouraged. It is made up of short pieces, which is where my comfort zone is. I'm more of a sprinter than a long-distance runner. When you do a… — Gabrielle Bell Copy Share
I wanted to be a "serious artist." Serious artists didn't tend to be funny. But that didn't get me a lot of attention. And… — Gabrielle Bell Copy Share Image
“And I though about people all over the world, having panic attacks. We all must, right? Even those with the soundest of mind must… — Gabrielle Bell Copy Share Image
“I don't run for my physical health, though that's a lucky side effect. I run because I'm tortured inside. I run to soothe the violence in my mind, the depression, the panic, the disappointments, the shame, the frustration, the helplessness against time. You could say I'm running from something... though I'd rather think I'm running TOWARD something. Though I'm probably… — Gabrielle Bell Copy Share
Anxiety is so pervasive in my work, it's like it's not even a thing because it's always there. Like air. I have to work… — Gabrielle Bell Copy Share Image
There are a zillion possibilities that you can do on a piece of paper; there is no rational way to choose. So you have… — Gabrielle Bell Copy Share Image
