Ankush Kumar

“The dark does not destroy the light; it defines it. It’s our fear of the dark that casts our joy into the shadows. —Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection”
― Cory Richards, The Color of Everything: A Journey to Quiet the Chaos Within

“Maybe my art comes from the confusion that something as beautiful as life can hurt so much one day and fill me with joy the next. Maybe the bipolar temperament’s ability to touch those extremes is where the link lies, outside of science and explanation.”
― Cory Richards, The Color of Everything: A Journey to Quiet the Chaos Within

“It’s a worn-out cliché that the first step is admitting you have a problem, and it’s true for most that in order to break an addiction you must see the problem clearly. You have to see the mountain that needs to be climbed. Tragically, for many it’s seemingly unclimbable. Admitting you have a problem means nothing but compounding shame and guilt unless you’re willing to climb. It will be steep and hard and exhausting and you’ll likely fall and end up in a heap. Maybe you’ll get hit by an avalanche.”
― Cory Richards, The Color of Everything: A Journey to Quiet the Chaos Within

“All words are borrowed. The beauty of writing is how they flow through us and arrange themselves as something new but familiar. We can be unique and belong at the same time. In moments of confusion, anger, and sadness, words lend comfort, letting us know that someone else has navigated the same tempestuous tides and survived.”
― Cory Richards, The Color of Everything: A Journey to Quiet the Chaos Within