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Francesca Lia Block, born on December 3, 1962, is an American author known for her works in young adult literature and fantasy novels. Her writing often delves into the emotional and growth aspects of adolescence, as well as supernatural elements.

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Famous Francesca Lia Block Quotes

“I always wondered what it must be like to lose a twin—if somehow Mary felt it like it was happening to her. If she felt physical pain.”

Pain Death Suffering Loss Empathy Death And Dying Death Of A Loved One Twins Suffer Empathetic Twin

Book:Wasteland

Source: Wasteland

“When you look at pain as material it makes all the difference in the world. I thought, the pain that is too big to be eased by its use as material would be a pain I couldn't (and wouldn't want to) even imagine.”

Pain Francesca Lia Block Flb Violet Claire

Book:Violet & Claire

Source: Violet & Claire

“Here you go on this long long dream. Don't even try to wake up. Just let it go on until it is over. You will learn many things. Just relax and observe because there is pain and that's it mostly and you aren't going to be able to escape no matter what. Eventually it will all be over anyway. Good luck.”

Trying Long Matter Dream Able Pain Goes On Wake Up No Matter What Luck Relax Over You Good Luck Let It Go Just Let It Go

Author:Francesca Lia Block

“My mother says that pain is hidden in everyone you see. She says try to imagine it like big bunches of flowers that everyone is carrying around with them. Think of your pain like a big bunch of red roses, a beautiful thorn necklace. Everyone has one.”

Thinking Trying Bigs Pain Beautiful Mother Imagine Flower Red Rose Lovely Bunch Necklaces Red Rose

Author:Francesca Lia Block

“Think of your pain like a bunch of red roses, a beautiful thorn necklace. Everyone has one.”

Thinking Pain Beautiful Red Rose Bunch Necklaces Red Rose

Author:Francesca Lia Block

“Pain can give you sight or make you blind.”

Giving Pain Sight Blind

Author:Francesca Lia Block

“I wanted him to hold me, to take care of me. To make the pain dissolve away. I know that this was part of what had ruined everything but I wanted it once more anyway.”

Knows Care Wanted Pain Take Care Ruined Hold Me Take Care Of Me

Author:Francesca Lia Block

“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.”

People Said Pain Black Anger And Pain

Author:Francesca Lia Block

“Dear Angel Juan, You used to guard my sleep like a panther biting back my pain with the edge of your teeth. You carried me into the dark dream jungle, loping past the hungry vines, crossing the shiny fish-scale river. We left my tears behind in a chiming silver pool. We left my sorrow in the muddy hollows. When I woke up you were next to me, damp and matted, your eyes hazy, trying to remember the way I clung to you, how far down we went. Was the journey too far, Angel Juan? Did we go too far?”

Source: Beautiful Boys: Missing Angel Juan and Baby Be-Bop

“She had changed him. The ice was in his eyes and in his heart, like he had predicted with that song, but now they were deep embedded there, all the pain of the world. Not pain to make you feel for somebody else but pain to make you stop feeling.”

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Author:Francesca Lia Block

“Pain didn't ever really stop, he thought; it just changed forms.”

Pain Form Changed

Author:Francesca Lia Block

“I wanted to die, then. I wanted to destroy the body I was trapped in, become what she was, no matter what it took. No matter how much mutilation or pain. But he looked away, at me. He pulled my face down and pressed my lips against his like he was almost trying to suffocate us both.”

Trying Matter Body Wanted Pain Faces Dies Sad Down And No Matter What Suicide Lips Trapped Self Injury Mutilation Wanted To Die

Author:Francesca Lia Block

About the Author

Born: December 3, 1962
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 169

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