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Our stories can set us free. When we set them free.

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Francesca Lia Block
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: January 3
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California
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Sometimes a wild horse needs to feel that his rider is just a little bit wilder.
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You are my Marilyn. You are my lake full of fishes. You are my sky set, my 'Hollywood in Miniature,' my pink Cadillac, my highway, my martini, the stage for my heart to rock and roll on, the screen where my movies light up.
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I dont know about happily ever after... but I know about happily, Weetzie Bat thought.
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Beauty loved him more than anything, her Beast boy, but, secretly, sometimes, she wished he would have remained a Beast.
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No matter how bad things get, you can always see the beauty in them. The worse things get, the more you have to make yourself see the magic in order to survive.
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Our eyelashes brushed like they would weave together by themselves, turning us into one wild thing. I say, “I think I missed you before I met you even.
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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.
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I try to see the dark and light in everything. This is my way of comforting myself when I am dealing with those emotions.
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Love is a dangerous angel.
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Sometimes I wanted to peel away all of my skin and find a different me underneath.
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What happens to the rest of something when you smash its heart?
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Pain can give you sight or make you blind.
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Love is the worst earthquake there is. Can crush you to the thickness of your bones. Love can be like cancer sometimes. Terminal. It can make you vomit. It can make you want to cut it out. It can take you over against your will.
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You're meant to have whatever your heart desires. Whatever your heart wants that much is already a part of you.
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Wish on everything. Pink cars are good, especially old ones. And stars of course, first stars and shooting stars. Planes will do if they are the first light in the sky and look like stars. Wish in tunnels, holding your breath and lifting your feet off the ground. Birthday candles. Baby teeth.
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I want him to see the flowers in my eyes and hear the songs in my hands.
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Everything was chocolate ice cream and kisses and wind.
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He said that black sheeps express everyone else's anger and pain. It's not that they have all the anger and pain-they're just the only ones who let it out. Then the other people don't have to.
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Once upon a time . . . What time are we upon and where do I belong?
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It's important to tell your story. It's important to listen.
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