“I was told The average girl begins to plan her wedding at the age of 7 She picks the colors and the cake first By the age of 10 She knows time, And location By 17 She’s already chosen a… — Rudy Francisco Copy Share Image
“I bet if we dusted her heart for fingerprints, we’d only find yours.” — Rudy Francisco Copy Share Image
“Never ever forget that you are a constellation and I have owned a telescope since the day I was born.” — Rudy Francisco Copy Share Image
“She asks me to kill the spider. Instead, I get the most peaceful weapons I can find. I take a cup and a napkin. I catch the spider, put it outside and allow it to walk away. If I am ever caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, just being alive and not bothering anyone, I hope I… — Rudy Francisco Copy Share
“Failure is when you talk yourself out of becoming something amazing.” — Rudy Francisco Copy Share Image
“The word “repurpose” means to take an object and give it amnesia. It means to make something forget what it’s been trained to do so you can use it for a better reason. I am learning that this body is not a shotgun. I am learning that this body is not a pistol. I am learning that a man is… — Rudy Francisco Copy Share
“Aren't we all waiting to be read by someone, praying that they'll tell us that we make sense?” — Rudy Francisco Copy Share Image
“I swear that when our lips touch, I can taste the next 60 years of my life.” — Rudy Francisco Copy Share Image
“Speak because your voice is currency, and their comfort isn't worth your silence.” — Rudy Francisco Copy Share Image
“Most of what I know I've learned from falling, from placing the brighter side of my hands against the earth and pressing until vertical.… — Rudy Francisco Copy Share Image
“I hate you, but I still I miss you, and a part of me still loves you.” — Rudy Francisco Copy Share Image
“Dear Hands, I get it. You like writing poetry. But you can’t bring a metaphor to a gunfight.” — Rudy Francisco Copy Share Image
“I’m still learning to love the parts of me that no one claps for.” — Rudy Francisco Copy Share Image
