Michelle

“I promise to warn you of sadness, Molly said.
To keep you from
finding comfort in its arms. And though I can’t ward off all evil
things, I can tell you when they are near and I can help you fight
them. I promise to be there when you need someone whether you
know it or not. I promise to sustain this feeling we feel now forever.
I promise you will never be alone. Since that day at the grocery
store, neither of us will ever truly be alone. I will not promise to
love you because that is something I just do. I love you.
Wayne cleared his throat.
“I
I promise to protect you, Wayne said.
I promise to respect you. I
promise to celebrate you. But I do not say until death do us partbecause I expect we’ll meet thereafter. And I do not promise to love
you…because that is something I just do. I love you.”
― Josh Malerman, Goblin

“horror movies are her favorite,



but it’s not because she wants someone

to come put their arm around her

& protect her during the scary parts.



it’s because she likes being frightened

by something so much less dangerous

than walking alone to her car at night.



—a movie could never murder her.”
― Amanda Lovelace, Flower Crowns & Fearsome Things

“if someone had to describe her, they would probably say that she’s the girl who doesn’t believe in anything. in other words, she doesn’t believe that her life is inevitable. she doesn’t believe that tarot cards have the ability to predict her future, as though it’s already been written in the stars; rather, she believes they reveal mere possibilities, & every choice she makes from there weaves her fate. but in that way, i guess you could say she does believe in one thing.



—herself.”
― Amanda Lovelace, Flower Crowns & Fearsome Things

“when someone she loves is sad,

she stops at nothing to

make sure they feel better.



if she could, she would magic

a double rainbow into the sky

just to see a small smile on their face,



even though she can’t think of

a single soul in her life

who would do the same for her.



—being the dependable friend is difficult sometimes.”
― Amanda Lovelace, Flower Crowns & Fearsome Things