“You found me in a constellation.”
―
Francesca Zappia,
Eliza and Her Monsters
“Broken people don't hide from their monsters. Broken people let themselves be eaten.” ― Francesca Zappia, Eliza and Her Monsters
“Sometimes I think people take reality for granted.” ― Francesca Zappia, Made You Up
“There is a 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 cmpletely sure of myself, it unchains the doubt and lets it run wild. even when I know it's coming, I can't stop it.” ― Francesca Zappia, Eliza and Her Monsters
“There are monsters in the sea.” ― Francesca Zappia, Eliza and Her Monsters
“People say teenagers think they're immortal, and I agree with that. But I think there's a difference between thinking you're immortal and knowing you can survive. Thinking you're immortal leads to arrogance, thinking you deserve the best. Surviving means having the worst thrown at you and being able to continue on despite that. It means striving for what you want most, even when it seems our of your reach, even when everything is working against you.” ― Francesca Zappia, Made You Up
“Maybe that’s normal. The things you care most about are the ones that leave the biggest holes.” ― Francesca Zappia, Eliza and Her Monsters
“I'm so tired. I'm tired of anxiety that twists my stomach so hard I can't move the rest of my body. Tired of constant vigilance. Tired of wanting to do something about myself, but always taking easy way out.” ― Francesca Zappia, Eliza and Her Monsters
“Like life, what gives a story its meaning is the fact that it ends. Our stories have lives of their own—and its up to us to make them mean something.” ― Francesca Zappia, Eliza and Her Monsters
“Believing something existed and then finding out it didn't was like reaching the top of the stairs and thinking there was one more step.” ― Francesca Zappia, Made You Up
“Intelligence is not measured by how much you know, but by how much you have the capacity to learn.” ― Francesca Zappia, Made You Up
“Everyone's interesting if you stare at them long enough.” ― Francesca Zappia, Made You Up
“Disappearing is an art form, and I am its queen.” ― Francesca Zappia, Eliza and Her Monsters
“She drew so many monsters that she became a monster herself.” ― Francesca Zappia, Eliza and Her Monsters
“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 they’re all the way across the room, they crowd. I take a moment of silence and think: I am here. I am okay.” ― Francesca Zappia, Eliza and Her Monsters
“I didn't have the luxury of taking reality for granted. And I wouldn't say I hated people who did, because that's just about everyone. I didn't hate them. They didn't live in my world. But that never stopped me from wishing I lived in theirs.” ― Francesca Zappia, Made You Up
“No, you're not a bad person," he said. "And Richter isn't a bad person, and I'm not a bad person. We're just people, and people sometimes do stupid things.” ― Francesca Zappia, Made You Up
“What you loved as a child, you will love forever.” ― Francesca Zappia, Made You Up
“Truth is the worst monster, because it never really goes away.” ― Francesca Zappia, Eliza and Her Monsters
“Broken people don't hide from their monsters. Broken people let themselves be eaten.” ― Francesca Zappia, Eliza and Her Monsters
“Sometimes I think people take reality for granted.” ― Francesca Zappia, Made You Up
“There is a 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 cmpletely sure of myself, it unchains the doubt and lets it run wild. even when I know it's coming, I can't stop it.” ― Francesca Zappia, Eliza and Her Monsters
“There are monsters in the sea.” ― Francesca Zappia, Eliza and Her Monsters
“People say teenagers think they're immortal, and I agree with that. But I think there's a difference between thinking you're immortal and knowing you can survive. Thinking you're immortal leads to arrogance, thinking you deserve the best. Surviving means having the worst thrown at you and being able to continue on despite that. It means striving for what you want most, even when it seems our of your reach, even when everything is working against you.” ― Francesca Zappia, Made You Up
“Maybe that’s normal. The things you care most about are the ones that leave the biggest holes.” ― Francesca Zappia, Eliza and Her Monsters
“I'm so tired. I'm tired of anxiety that twists my stomach so hard I can't move the rest of my body. Tired of constant vigilance. Tired of wanting to do something about myself, but always taking easy way out.” ― Francesca Zappia, Eliza and Her Monsters
“Like life, what gives a story its meaning is the fact that it ends. Our stories have lives of their own—and its up to us to make them mean something.” ― Francesca Zappia, Eliza and Her Monsters
“Believing something existed and then finding out it didn't was like reaching the top of the stairs and thinking there was one more step.” ― Francesca Zappia, Made You Up
“Intelligence is not measured by how much you know, but by how much you have the capacity to learn.” ― Francesca Zappia, Made You Up
“Everyone's interesting if you stare at them long enough.” ― Francesca Zappia, Made You Up
“Disappearing is an art form, and I am its queen.” ― Francesca Zappia, Eliza and Her Monsters
“She drew so many monsters that she became a monster herself.” ― Francesca Zappia, Eliza and Her Monsters
“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 they’re all the way across the room, they crowd. I take a moment of silence and think: I am here. I am okay.” ― Francesca Zappia, Eliza and Her Monsters
“I didn't have the luxury of taking reality for granted. And I wouldn't say I hated people who did, because that's just about everyone. I didn't hate them. They didn't live in my world. But that never stopped me from wishing I lived in theirs.” ― Francesca Zappia, Made You Up
“No, you're not a bad person," he said. "And Richter isn't a bad person, and I'm not a bad person. We're just people, and people sometimes do stupid things.” ― Francesca Zappia, Made You Up
“What you loved as a child, you will love forever.” ― Francesca Zappia, Made You Up
“Truth is the worst monster, because it never really goes away.” ― Francesca Zappia, Eliza and Her Monsters
