I dreamed of being a part of the stories—even terrifying ones, even horror stories—because at least the girls in stories were alive before they died.

Francesca Lia Block in The Rose and the Beast

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Francesca Lia Block (born December 3, 1962) is an American writer of adult and young-adult literature. She is known for the Weetzie Bat series, which she began while a student at UC Berkeley.

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