I wish I wasnโt a girl who needed so much but a little free creature that slept in deserts and ran on clouds and lived on lilies.
Francesca Lia BlockOkay. I wish for world peace,โ Weetzie said. โI am sorry,โ the genie said. โI cant grant that wish. Its out of my league.โ โThen I wish for an infinite number of wishes!โ Those people on fairy tales never thought of that. โPeople in fairy tales wish for that all the time,โ the genie said. โThey arent stupid. It just isnt in the records because I cant grant that type of wish.
Francesca Lia BlockYou must reach inside yourselves where I live like a story, not old, not young laughing at my own sorrow, weeping pearls at weddings, wielding a torch to melt sand into something clear and bright.
Francesca Lia BlockYou turned your head to look at me. Your eyes looked so big in your face, so mysterious โ wide and flickering like a butterfly-wing mask. When you saw me the wails turned to sobs, and then just quieter heaves of your body. I held out my finger through the bars. Then you reached out and curled your fingers around mine, so tight. I knew you recognized me. That was the first time I knew I had a heart inside my body.
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