Madelaine Quotes & Sayings

He was intelligent and healthy, but decent to a point that crippled him as a master of his home or an accumulator of wealth. Madelaine had once characterized him as standing on the edge of the mainstream of life, smiling and saying, "Pardon me," "After you,"and "No, thank you. — Karen Russell

We shall be permitted to live on this planet only for as long as we treat all nature with compassion and intelligence. — Aldous Huxley

I think it was beginning to dawn on us that the kids could be damned one way or the other, depending on the school, on the composition of the committee reviewing the application, even on the disposition of an individual member of the committee. A — Andrew Ferguson

Hate destroys, love builds: be a creator. Fear closes, love opens: be an advocate for life. Guilt stagnates, love permits: be a peaceful warrior. Anger takes away, love gives: be a foundation for life. A defeatist attitude makes its own bed while love has the power to design its very own house. — Madelaine Standing

Writing is all at once an exploration of what is, and what is not. Of the known, and the unknown. A journey into the depths of self, and all of humankind. — Madelaine Standing

Some of the greatest journeys of humankind are those that, at the time being, only the one living it understands. — Madelaine Standing

As we grow older, our capacity for enjoyment shrinks, but not our appetite for it. — Mignon McLaughlin

Mother's Day, like motherhood itself, is fraught with peril. There are so many ways to get it wrong, so many opportunities to disappoint and be disappointed. — Meghan Daum

Oh God, what is it with mankind? Never happy unless it's blowing someone up. — Alex Scarrow

I'm not sure how to order."
"Easy," Josh says. "Stand in line. Tell them what you want. Accept delicious goodies. And then give them your meal card and two pints of blood."
"I heard they raised it to three pints this year," Rashmi says.
"Bone marrow," Beautiful Hallway Boy says. "Or your left earlobe. — Stephanie Perkins

Madelaine: I guess it's up to you to carve the turkey.
Angel: Come on, bro, show me how to carve up this bird.
Francis: Start at the breast, Angel. God knows, you should know how to do that. — Kristin Hannah

If I don't have to think about the commercial aspect of it, then I feel like I'm going to make better films. — Lynn Shelton

No one teaches you how to walk away from someone who you know loves you. NO one teaches you how to say good-bye. — Ellen Hopkins

Sleep with one eye open and one hand on the jewels. — Madelaine Montague

In order to understand the impact you can have on another's life by listening you need to first be intimate with the experience of being heard. — Madelaine Standing

You're getting ahead of yourself, Danika!" she said bracingly. "One thing at a time. Those home things can be wrong! Don't panic until it's time to panic! Maybe you're just dying of some horrible disease and you aren't even pregnant at all? — Madelaine Montague

Your intended?" Dakota demanded. "You mean to say he already had a mate staked out and he's been encroaching on my preserve? — Madelaine Montague

You don't always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go and see what happens. — Mandy Hale

if it meant the difference between getting evicted and living in her gas-less car, or asking a state agency for help, she was glad she'd asked for help. — Mary Jane Hathaway

I'd go to hell and back and cut off the devil's head myself to save you. — Melika Dannese Lux

Every heart is made of stories. — Jennifer Donnelly

I've read about this in books, imagined it in my mind countless times since I've been here, but to actually witness it is something entirely different. I thought I was prepared, but nothing - no amount of book learning or supposed life experience or bravado - can make you invulnerable to the sight of a vampire drinking blood. — Melika Dannese Lux

Who is the daughter of God? — Madelaine Standing

A lot of things should have been, Zigmund, but they aren't. Are you going to be miserable about the things you cannot change, or do something about the things you can? — Melika Dannese Lux