“ MirkerLurker: I thought the characters were the reason anyone read Monstrous Sea. rainmaker: You mean like, shipping? MirkerLurker: No, not shipping… — Francesca Zappia Eliza Copy Share Image
“Maybe that’s normal. The things you care most about are the ones that leave the biggest holes.” — Francesca Zappia Copy Share Image
“Do you ever have an idea for a story, or a character, or even a line of dialogue or something, and suddenly… — Francesca Zappia Communication Copy Share Image
“There is a small monster in my brain that controls my doubt. The doubt itself is a stupid thing, without sense or… — Francesca Zappia Doubt Copy Share Image
“Who isn't obsessed with the things they create, they love? Ideas are the asexual reproduction of the mind. You don't have to… — Francesca Zappia Creativity Copy Share Image
“Sometimes it’s . . . tough to say things. Certain things.” His voice is hardly a whisper. I sit down beside him again, but… — Francesca Zappia Copy Share Image
“How can I want something so badly but become so paralyzed every time I think about taking it?” — Francesca Zappia Time Copy Share Image
“Creators shouldn’t feel this way about their fans. I shouldn’t want them to disappear. They’re the reason I have . . . the reason… — Francesca Zappia Copy Share Image
“„Wallace.” He looks up. „I want to be happy,” I say. „Me too,” he says.” — Francesca Zappia Copy Share Image
“Oct 27 2016 Definitely another MS fan at this school. Pros: Awesome; Not alone; Pretty girl. Cons: Pretty girl. #Fuuuuuuuuck Oct 28… — Francesca Zappia Pretty girl Copy Share Image
“What are you doing for Halloween on Friday? Probably going to be dead in my grave because rainmaker goes to my school… — Francesca Zappia Friday Copy Share Image
“I am an absolute wreck of a human being, and right now I am completely okay with it.” — Francesca Zappia Right now Copy Share Image
“My mother had removed my intestines and used them to tie a noose around my neck. She just hadn't kick the stool… — Francesca Zappia Parenting Copy Share Image
“I've always wondered what it would be like to be the person whose color comes through even when standing still.” — Francesca Zappia Copy Share Image
“I’m not saying you can’t do writing, just do some writing that you can build a career on. Creative writing isn’t going… — Francesca Zappia Creative writing Copy Share Image
“Blank pages are supposed to be an invitation. A challenge, even. Here is your canvas—how creative can you be? What limits can… — Francesca Zappia Blank page Copy Share Image
“Wallace has read my mind. He has divined the things I thought while drawing this comic and put them down on paper.… — Francesca Zappia Psychology Copy Share Image
“So where’s your house at?” I ask, swinging our hands between us. “I want to properly Google Maps creeper-stalk you before agreeing… — Francesca Zappia Family Copy Share Image
“It is weird for him to point it out. No one points out how I look. I am not a "point out… — Francesca Zappia Appearance Copy Share Image
“He wants me to go to a party. I haven’t been to a party since Kenny Smith from next door invited me… — Francesca Zappia Next door Copy Share Image
“It’s not that I don’t like the outdoors. It’s that I don’t see the point of the outdoors when there’s so much… — Francesca Zappia Copy Share Image
“If you want the motivation back, you must feed it Feed it everything. Books, television, movies, paintings, stage plays, real-life experience. Sometimes… — Francesca Zappia Books Copy Share Image
“I do have friends. Maybe they live hundreds of miles away from me, and maybe I can only talk to them through… — Francesca Zappia Friends Copy Share Image