“Of course they’re going to make fun of you. They’re middle-school boys raised in a highly competitive, testosterone-fueled environment. That’s how they psych each other up.” “And you know this how?” “I watch the sportball on the television. Also I played peewee… — 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 are good, they make you care about everything else. That's why I draw them. It probably sounds dumb, but they're like real people to me. And this will probably sound worse, but sometimes I like them… — Francesca Zappia Copy Share
“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 Halloween, but not because I wanted him to call me or anything. I wrote it on the edge of our conversation paper in homeroom and slid it over to him because sometimes I see something and think, Wallace… — Francesca Zappia Copy Share
“small monster in my brain that controls my doubt. The doubt itself is a stupid thing, without sense or feeling, blind and straining at the end of a long chain. The monster, though, is smart. It’s always watching, and when I am completely sure of myself, it unchains the doubt and lets it run wild. Even when I know it’s… — Francesca Zappia Copy Share
“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
