Michael Blake

“Mathias had never observed the other man from this distance. He hadn’t noticed that Flynn smelled as strongly of salt and soap as he did of whiskey, and the combination was intoxicating.”
― Madeleine Roux, Shadows Rising

“4b. Is your jaw clenched right now? Unclench it.”
― Elyse Myers, That's a Great Question, I'd Love to Tell You

“It looks messy, but I could tell you every single article of clothing in that pile right now, if you asked me to. If I can’t see something, my brain forgets it exists. So…everything eventually ends up in piles.”
― Elyse Myers, That's a Great Question, I'd Love to Tell You

“Sometimes I feel scared to let people become a permanent part of my life because then, if or when they decide to leave, I’ll be forced to miss them. And I’ve been forced to miss a lot of people. I’m really tired of missing people. So it’s easier to just…not.”
― Elyse Myers, That's a Great Question, I'd Love to Tell You