“I learned years ago that it’s okay to do this. To seek out small spaces for me, to stop and imagine myself alone. People are too much sometimes. Friends, acquaintances, enemies, strangers. It doesn’t matter; they all crowd. Even if… — Francesca Zappia Copy Share Image
“People are too much sometimes. Friends, acquaintances, enemies, strangers. It doesn’t matter; they all crowd.” — Francesca Zappia Copy Share Image
“Creating art is a lonely task, which is why we introverts revel in it,” — Francesca Zappia Copy Share Image
“Broken people don't hide from their monsters. Broken people let themselves be eaten.” — Francesca Zappia Copy Share Image
“Eliza, your worth as a person is not dependent on the art you create or what other people think of it" -Dr.” — Francesca Zappia Copy Share Image
“It looks so peaceful.” “Peaceful, huh? Haven't you heard? There are monsters in the sea.” — Francesca Zappia Copy Share Image
“I am Eliza Mirk, daughter and sister and friend. I am Eliza Mirk, mother of a fandom. I am Eliza Mirk.” — Francesca Zappia Copy Share Image
“...the characters themselves. The struggles they have to go through, and when you really love them, how much they affect you. When the characters… — Francesca Zappia Copy Share Image
“Honey, your father’s just saying that, you know, this is the first time you’ve really hung out with a boy, and we should think… — Francesca Zappia Copy Share Image
“A text comes from Wallace. An actual text too, not a message through the forum app. I gave him my number awhile back, before… — Francesca Zappia Copy Share Image
“small monster in my brain that controls my doubt. The doubt itself is a stupid thing, without sense or feeling, blind and straining at… — Francesca Zappia Copy Share Image
“I think you might be surprised how thin the lines between art and sports really are - some artists consider their craft a sport,… — Francesca Zappia Copy Share Image
“I’ve never met a real live fan before. I didn’t think about it until now, and it’s a strange thing. All these people who… — Francesca Zappia Copy Share Image
“I have to try, because I’m doing it again—I’m shutting everything out because I’m frustrated and tired and because the real world is difficult… — Francesca Zappia Copy Share Image
“...so I turn my face to the empty space beside me whenever I need to breath. I learned years ago that it's okay to… — Francesca Zappia Copy Share Image
