Francesca Lia Block Quotes

I think theatre to some extent is always about telling stories, isn't it, and I think what I've learned is that freedom comes when you tell your story; freedom comes when you tell the truth.

Before my transition I felt trapped, and now I've been set free.

We wait, all, for a story of us that shall reach to where we are. We listen for our own speaking; and we hear much that seems our speaking, yet makes us strange to ourselves.

As we free ourselves from the suffering of 'something is wrong with me, 'we trust and express the fullness of who we are.'

It's important that we share our experiences with other people. Your story will heal you and your story will heal somebody else. When you tell your story, you free yourself and give other people permission to acknowledge their own story

I'm just going to go live life. I'm going to go enjoy life. I have nothing left to hide. I am kind of a free person, a free soul.

To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful. This is power, it is glory on earth and it is yours for the taking.

The truth is cruel, but it can be loved, and it makes free those who have loved it.

All the best stories are but one story in reality - the story of escape. It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times, how to escape.

Forgiveness is about empowering yourself, rather than empowering your past.

During 'Hawthorne', I was constantly trying not to be too outrageous and keep it serious. This has been so refreshing for me because it's such a good outlet for the inner me to just be. That's the whole point of 'Glee' anyways - to just be who you are and that's enough. I really feel that way on set.

I'm not that flashy in private; I'm usually pretty reserved. But on stage, it's about not being afraid of anything - of anyone judging you. It's one place you can be free. So why not sing as loud as you can, hoop and holler and jump around? A show is a moment. When it's done, it's over. I find that extremely liberating.

I made my own assessment of my life, and I began to live it. That was freedom.

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.

Sometimes, the thing that ties you down sets you free.

I am not convinced the truth can make men free, but I believe it a beginning.

I really believe, when you come out of hiding, in whatever way you're hiding, you get to go out into the sunlight.

The power of storytelling is to free us from isolation, shame, and whatever the situation.

All the best stories in the world are but one story in reality - the story of escape. It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times, how to escape.

An attack upon our ability to tell stories is not just censorship - it is a crime against our nature as human beings.

Words are like untying a corset - you can move into this great space with them.

I realize it's a cliche, almost, that coming out of the closet is a very healthy and empowering thing to do, but for me, it really has been a truly wonderful thing.

I didn't realize when I first started writing how much it would set me free from certain situations in my life. It's incredible.

I write in order to bear witness to life.

Someone asked me if I was afraid to write my memoirs. I told him: 'We have to stop drawing up accounts of fear! We live in a society in which people are allowed to tell their story, and that is what I do.'