Maybe they wouldn't have been a problem at first, but they had their chance. I mean, I understand why they mighta gone there to start with, it was probably closer and easier to get to. Not in a desert. Trust me, I had to walk across mountains and the desert to get to Vegas, and I wasn't even as far as a lotta folks. But he sent messages. They had their chance to change their minds. They would have been a problem eventually.

[ Julie also never had dreams from the witch, so she can only imagine reasons people might go to her. But Flagg had reached Julie first and closed her in his grasp before the witch could even try, and her devotion to him had been deep and true ever since. ]

Men are dumb as shit. All of 'em. They all think they're the star in their own superhero movie, and the whole time, women are the ones makin' the world turn. [ Even Flagg had made mistakes in the name of his ego, mistakes that Julie fully believes a woman would not have made. Women listen, they heal cracks. Their plans work out. ] You'd think they'd figure it out after thousands of years, but nope, they all just keep fuckin' up.