This town of churches and dreams; this town I thought I would lose myself in, with its backward ways and winding roads leading to nowhere; but, I found myself instead. -Magic in the Backyard (excerpt from American Honey) - Kellie Elmore
I don't want someone to believe my lies, I need someone to accept my truths. - Kellie Elmore
Poetry will die when love and pain cease to exist. - Kellie Elmore
That dip in the road- that sends your belly to your throat... that's how it feels when you kiss me. - Kellie Elmore
I firmly disbelieve in death. A spirit never dies. Where it wanders when it leaves the flesh, is a cognitive proposition. - Kellie Elmore
What a more beautiful world this would be if we didn't wait til people were dead before we honored their spirit. - Kellie Elmore
Life is like a steering wheel, it only takes one small move to change your entire direction. - Kellie Elmore
Social media has infected the world with a sickening virus called vanity. - Kellie Elmore
Some of the best memories are made in flip flops. - Kellie Elmore
Hold love like a butterfly, with gentle preservation. Hold life like the reigns of a wild stallion, with fierce assertion. Encompass that, and you find the nectar of the immortal spirit. - Kellie Elmore
Sometimes you have to put yourself in other people’s shoes to really understand the hardships of their souls. - Kellie Elmore
Sometimes the only way to ever find yourself is to get completely lost. - Kellie Elmore
I am but a firefly caught in his jar and when he looks at me, I can’t help but glow. - Kellie Elmore
Sacrifices made for love are fine, unless the sacrifice is you. - Kellie Elmore
Maybe Heaven will be a library. Then I will be able to finish my to-read list. - Kellie Elmore
When YOU stop believing one person in the world cannot make a difference; differences in the world will be made. - Kellie Elmore
Love is the castle, doubt is the moat, desire is the paddle and hope is the boat. - Kellie Elmore
If we change our thoughts from 'it's too late' to, 'there's still hope', we might see some change in the world. - Kellie Elmore
The pen to a writer is like a cigarette to a smoker; they need it to take the edge off. - Kellie Elmore