Francesca Lia Block
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Poem by Howard A. Walter (Character)
If I had my life to live over...
The 2ams have held my hopes all these years as I calm my nerves down for there would only be three m... 
In the summer
Oh! might I kiss those eyes of fire,
My friend, I am not what I seem. Seeming is but a garment I wear-a care-woven garment that protects ... 
I never thought that heav'n would lose its blue 
I would love to have a battle of wits with you, Bison, but I doubt it would be a fair fight.' 
If I could have one friend,
Faith in God is an opening up, a letting go, a deept trust, a free act of love- but sometimes it was... 
I would rather be ashes than dust!
If only you would realize some day, how much have you hurt me,
My point is, I would never hurt you or your family.”
Wouldn't have pegged you for a dancer," he spoke to my mind.
MUSIC OF THE UNIVERSE
His seed will issue kings, but he will never reign
I knew, as sure as I knew my name, that tomorrow he would send me another coat, in a big fancy box, ... 
He used you, yeah. But what if you hadn't come? My family would have run again, but we would never h... 
I am frightened of nothing."
Oh, he'll help us whether he wants to or not. I told the truth. I would not kill him. The death-curs... 
An excerpt from:
It's like he would take a photograph of Sam, and the photograph
Tis true my form is something odd 
I would like to sing someone to sleep,
A son says to his Mother: "Mother, today I fought with my friend."
I never named anything I've written before
I tilted my head up and asked, “What would you do if I kissed you right now?”
Our enemies-my enemies-wouldn’t win. The demon lizards had hurt me for the last time. Now, they ha... 
Valek leaned back in his chair and said to me, “I don’t think I would have made it past the audi... 
The Wolf trots to and fro,
I heard every word between you. I knew you could take care of yourself, and yet … ” He went back... 
Magic ran between them like a current, a cord, and he wondered who she would have been if she’d st... 
Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths,
Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths, 
If I were a flower,
I understood finally that the thing I
Don’t cry for me, Grace. I’m not worth it. (Julian)
He came up and kissed me on my forehead, and before he stepped away, I closed my eyes and tried hard... 
WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF YOU HADN'T SAVED HIM?
Some women nodded, others shook their heads. I would have killed myself before I let one of them mov... 
Should God create another Eve, and I
Here I came to the very edge 
The Master said, "I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one
Celaena shuddered. "This conversation's become far too awful to have after eating." she said, slumpi... 
Perhaps I am no one. 
I cannot live with you, 
Do I wither up and disappear, or do I make the best of my time left?.. 
Without sound,
I cook better than you," Nick corrected absently. "I think monkeys can probably be taught to cook be... 
I do not know what to say, how to tempt you. If you had a price, I would pay it. If you desired part... 
Hope Was but a timid friend;
No, I mean with us. Do you think we would have made it?"
I sipped from my wine. "And if he had grabbed me?"
In a world populated by oblongs,
There was no water at my grandfather’s
I still don't understand what a sea god would be doing in Atlanta."
I just wondered what a thing it would be...if overnight everything you owe anything to, justice, or ... 
In friendships I had been most fortunate
One word more. You look as if you thought it tainted you to be
How would you like it if I said to you, 'It kills me to say this, but you're actually a tiny bit bea... 
I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold, and leaves of gold there grew:
It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood,
I renamed myself Ari.
I wish the night would end,
He would not stay for me, and who can wonder?
Peter was not with them for the moment, and they felt rather lonely up there by themselves. He could... 
if my love were an ocean ,
After another ten minutes, the gates of thievery would open just a crack, and Liesel Meminger would ... 
TEDDY DAY POEM:
POLONIUS My lord, the queen would speak with you, and presently.
If I were to be made a knight," said the Wart, staring dreamily into the fire, "I should insist on d... 
I became an ifrit to save the lives of my fellow jinn. What kind of life saver would I be if I let y... 
Make New Year's goals. Dig within, and discover what you would like to have happen in your life this... 
And yet if I drew my thoughts back from him, what life would I have? I would be like a dancer who ha... 
If it's good they'll stop making it. 
We like to test things... no matter how good an idea sounds, test it first. 
Serendipity. Look for something, find something else, and realize that what you've found is more sui... 
Watch your thoughts, for they become words.Watch your words, for they become actions.Watch your acti... 
I haven't got anything against cats. I haven't got anything against elk either, but that doesn't mea... 
There is not enough celebration of companionship. Relationships aren't just about eroticism and ... 
I don't want three million people digesting my private life over their cornflakes. 
When I was starting out, young actresses had the studio system to protect them. Now you have a host ... 