Frosted Butterfly

“They were full of suspicion and wonder, which I had grown to recognize as two very dangerous things.”
― Erin Forbes, The Elementals

“But hardly anybody ever finds out that their actions really, actually, hurt other people! People don't get better, they just get smarter. When you get smarter you don't stop pulling the wings off flies, you just think of better reasons for doing it. Lots of kids say they feel sorry for Carrie White—mostly girls, and that's a laugh—but I bet none of them understand what it's like to be Carrie White, every second of every day. And they don't really care.”
― Stephen King, Carrie

“I did not know what the future would bring, but I knew that life is not merely about knowledge. It is about the courage and trust that we place in our stories.”
― Erin Forbes, The Elementals

“Nightmares have a dreadful effect of captivating our minds during the waking hours. Nevertheless, they are merely fiction.”
― Erin Forbes, The Elementals