Elaine

“The stone and rock are temporary when in comparison to the power and infinite existence of the ocean.”
― Clay Wise, The Haunting of Blackwater Cottage

“Some things needed to be accepted for what they were. Unequivocally and without explanation. The unicorn was a reminder to me that love was much the same. I couldn’t shove it into a neat little box on a spreadsheet and mark it off my to-do list. Love wasn’t something to be accomplished, it was an ongoing living and breathing challenge.”
― Tricia O'Malley, Wild Scottish Knight

“It’s a grey area, this job of ours. Sometimes, the line between right and wrong isn’t as clear as we’d like it to be.”
― Rhys Dylan, One Less Snake

“seeing the arguments on both sides, but it struck him that those in charge, of all political stripes, often missed the point. They had no language to explain what kind of society they were building, no plan they could share honestly with people outside these urban mixing bowls. Instead, everything seemed as if it were a runaway train with no brakes and the conversation turned into labels—progressive, reactionary, nostalgic, right and left—leaving most people feeling unheard in the places they still called home. Not for the first time, he relished the fact that he’d done his time in the Smoke and those that chose to be here now were welcome to it.”
― Rhys Dylan, A Word With The Dead