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Writing is literally transformative. When we read, we are changed. When we write, we are changed. It's neurological. To me, this is a kind of magic.

Francesca Lia Block

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Francesca Lia Block
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: January 3
Editor
Novelist
Poet
Writer
LA
California
Changed
Read
Write
Writing
Kind
Neurological
Transformative
Literally
Magic

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We no longer believe in fairy tales. But we will learn to believe in monsters
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