Darlene Gartside

“Only you can decide what your happiness looks like.”
― Shelby Mahurin, Gods & Monsters

“I poured salad dressing on pancakes because of you.”
― Laurie Gilmore, The Strawberry Patch Pancake House

“Who the hell cares?” Beau hovered anxiously by the stairs, keeping watch. “It’s an enchanted lock for an enchanted door in an enchanted fucking castle. None of this makes sense. Just hurry up, will you? I think I heard something.”
― Shelby Mahurin, Gods & Monsters

“You probably think I’m a prude.’
‘So? You shouldn’t care what we think, Célie- or anyone else, for that matter. Don’t forfeit your power like that.’
‘Because who cares if you’re a prude? Who cares if we’re whores? They’re just words.’
‘And we can’t get it right no matter what we do. We might as well do it our own way. Being a prude or being a whore are both better than being what they want us to be.’
‘What do they want us to be?’
‘Theirs.’
‘Be prudish and proud, Célie. We’ll be whorish and happy.”
― Shelby Mahurin, Gods & Monsters