You have to make your own family, your own life. Francesca Lia Block More Quotes by Francesca Lia Block More Quotes From Francesca Lia Block Each of us has a family tree full of stories inside of us, Dirk thought. Each of us has a story blossoming out of us. Francesca Lia Block blossomingstoriestree Any love that is love is right. Francesca Lia Block love-is Ugster vinyl pumps, Partridge Family records, plastic daisy jewelry, old postcards. . . . It's a magpie Christmas market. Francesca Lia Block pumpsrecordschristmas Welcome Beauty, banish fear. Francesca Lia Block welcome Think of your pain like a bunch of red roses, a beautiful thorn necklace. Everyone has one. Francesca Lia Block painbeautifulthinking In Mexico people wear hummingbird amulets around their necks to show they are searching for love. Here people pretend that they aren’t. Searching. Francesca Lia Block amuletsmexicopeople He was so handsome,but he didn't look well.He reminded her of a cigarette. Francesca Lia Block handsomecigarettelooks I didn't tell him that what I was most scared of, most haunted by, was something I didn't understand and could never run away from. It was myself. Francesca Lia Block scaredfearrunning But death is stronger than that and when you cover your eyes you are the one who can't see the dark. The dark still sees you. Francesca Lia Block strongereyedark Let's not be afraid of anything that can't really hurt us. Francesca Lia Block hurt My heart is a teacup with hairline cracks. I feel like I have to walk real carefully so it won't get shaken and just all shatter and break. Francesca Lia Block cracksrealheart She began to feel like the plastic doll she had been named after, without even a hole where her mouth was supposed to be. Francesca Lia Block numbnessdollsmouths Writing is very cathartic for me. As a teacher, I hear many students say that writing can be painful and exhausting. It can be, but ultimately I believe that if you push through, the process is healing and exhilarating. Francesca Lia Block healingteacherbelieve It's scary to become a woman in this world. We have to understand that some of the messages we get, messages that we are not enough, are there to keep our power in check. We can't buy into these messages. Francesca Lia Block scarymessagesworld I love Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton. I also love more cerebral poets like H.D. and Emily Dickinson. My parents subscribed to a monthly poetry periodical, and as a teenager I was introduced to Denise Levertov, who was an influence. Francesca Lia Block teenagerinfluenceparent I am constantly thinking ahead to what I want to write about in the future, and when I'm done with one project, I give myself a little time and then start the next one. Francesca Lia Block writinggivingthinking If Death is your father, you don't ever have to worry about what part of his body the disease will strike next. If Death is your lover, you don't have to be afraid that he will ever leave you. Francesca Lia Block bodyworryfather Everything was chocolate ice cream and kisses and wind. Francesca Lia Block chocolate-ice-creamkissingwind This was not a fearie tale. This was not the movies. This was life. It hurt more. It was excruciating. It was excruciatingly beautiful. Francesca Lia Block it-hurtshurtbeautiful But be careful; sand is already broken but glass breaks. The shoes are for dancing, not running away. Francesca Lia Block shoesglassesrunning
