47 Quotes & Sayings By Michelle Madow

Michelle Madow is an award-winning writer and editor. She was born and raised in the Midwest and currently lives with her husband and two kids in Denver, Colorado. Her writing has been featured in National Geographic, USA Today, Parents Magazine, and elsewhere.

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No matter what, they always had each other. How did people get through life without sisters? Michelle Madow
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Sisterhood was about shared experiences, trust, knowing you had people who would be there for you and would listen to you no matter what, and who could always tell if there was something wrong. They were the ones who, with a single look, knew if you were about to burst into giggles or into tears and why, and who knew when you needed to get out of the house for a midnight trip to In-N-Out Burger to gorge on a milkshake and animal-style fries. They were the ones you could be raging angry with one moment, and completely forgive ten minutes later. She would always be there for her sisters, and they would always be there for her, because they loved each other no matter what. . Michelle Madow
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It takes strength to forgive and love unconditionally, a nd you have that strength, Savannah. It´s what makes you shine. Michelle Madow
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Sometimes it felt like no one was ever there for her. Everyone thought she was so strong. And she was, for the most part. But that didn’t mean she never needed anyone to lean on. Michelle Madow
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There was no evidence I could do anything to change destiny, but I owed it to myself to try. Michelle Madow
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Do you believe that we have the ability to change destiny? Michelle Madow
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Last Friday in the music room, every word I said felt like I was taking a knife to my own skin, cutting so deep that I thought I would never know how to not feel pain again, ” he said, his voice remarkably calm for such a strong statement. “The worst of it was knowing that in fighting us being together, I was still causing you pain. I can’t do it anymore.” He stood still, focused intensely on me. “Do you believe that we have the ability to change destiny?. Michelle Madow
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It was impossible not to smile back- Nick radiated light. Michelle Madow
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You should never forget. But you should try to forgive. Michelle Madow
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Do you want to look back and wish you’d handled this differently? Most of us go through life feeling invincible, but none of us know what day will be our last. Is holding on to your anger truly worth it? Michelle Madow
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It takes strength to forgive and love unconditionally. Michelle Madow
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When something’s really bothering me, I just like to get it out. I like to completely give in to the emotion. If I pretend I’m not sad–if I try smiling through it, and pretending like everything’s fine–it makes it worse. When I give in and let it out, I feel better. Michelle Madow
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For Courtney’s whole life, seeing the world had only been a dream, but now, as Adrian Diamond’s daughter, it could be a reality. Michelle Madow
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It was like trying to recall a forgotten dream–each time I felt close to remembering where we’d met, the memories slipped away. Michelle Madow
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My world had gone from normal to magical in only a few days. Everything I’d once believed to be true had been turned upside down, and even though it was crazy and possibly dangerous, I loved every second of it. Michelle Madow
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I don’t want to still be mad at them. But right now, I don’t know how not to be. Michelle Madow
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Courtney’s emotions had always been controlled and steady, logical and levelheaded. But around Brett, it was like she was on a high-speed roller coaster with steep drops and corkscrew turns, and she never wanted to get off. Michelle Madow
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Music is powerful; it transforms emotions and experiences into something tangible. Every time you hear a familiar song, the feelings from it bubble to the surface, bringing back memories you might have otherwise forgotten. Michelle Madow
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Did anyone else have these moments of amazement over the existence of humanity, when they are in awe of how they are here, and alive, even if it's only for a short while? Michelle Madow
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You look at him with your whole heart in your eyes. Michelle Madow
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I like to comepletly give in to the emotion. If i pretend I´m not sad, if I try smiling through it, and pretend like everything´s fine, it makes it worse. When i give in and let it out, I feel better. Michelle Madow
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Did other people have this much trouble fitting in, or was it just her? Michelle Madow
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Everyone has to start somewhere. If you let people bring you down now, you’ll never know how high you could climb. And you owe it to yourself to try. Michelle Madow
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Our connection was like a hidden force pulling us towards one another, and resisting it took a strength that I didn’t know I could keep up for much longer. Michelle Madow
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You’re everything to me–you always have been, and you always will be. Always and forever. Michelle Madow
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Feeling like I had to lose you for the second time...” He shook his head, and I thought I saw tears under his eyes. “I don’t think I could bear it. You’re everything to me, Elizabeth. Michelle Madow
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My feelings for Drew couldn't just disappear. They were ingrained within every fiber of my being, and I needed them just the same as I needed air to breathe. Michelle Madow
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All I could think about while driving after you was how it was about to happen all over again and that I would never be able to feel your warm skin under my hands or look into your beautiful blue eyes, or tell you how much I love you. Michelle Madow
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Ever since the first day I’d seen Drew, none of my thoughts made sense. My entire world had turned upside-down, and I had no explanation why. Michelle Madow
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Have you ever met someone and felt like you’ve known them forever? Michelle Madow
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Judging from the unfamiliar number, I assumed the text came from Shannon. If not, I would see who came by my house at 4:30 and go with it. Maybe it would be Mr. Darcy coming to pick me up in an extravagant horse-drawn carriage, but I couldn’t picture Mr. Darcy using a cell phone. Michelle Madow
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Soul mates, I've always believed in, so I accepted the truth there. But curses? That was extreme. There had to be a place where the line was drawn between fiction and reality, and a curse sounded way more on the fiction side of the spectrum. Michelle Madow
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I wanted it more than enough. I wanted it with every fiber of my being, and I had the power to make it happen - to make it so I was the one Drew wanted, not Lizzie Michelle Madow
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But life wasn't a fairy tale, and I had no problem doing what was necessary to get what I wanted, even if it meant playing dirty. Michelle Madow
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Everyone might think Lizzie's an angel, but I knew better. She was selfish, and she was going to pay. Michelle Madow
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Savannah’s breath caught in her chest at the realization of how close they were standing. He brushed a strand of hair off her face, his finger leaving a line of heat across her cheek. If they hadn’t been surrounded by people, she would have thought he was about to kiss her. Or maybe he was about to kiss her. Right here, in front of everyone. Michelle Madow
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There was always something to learn from listening to and understanding people´s viewpoints. Michelle Madow
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I loved looking at the stars–they put in perspective how small I was compared to the Universe. Each of those hundreds of billions of stars was its own sun. It could have its own solar system of planets orbiting around it, and some of those planets could even contain life. The vastness of possibilities in space reminded me that while my life felt important, it was tiny in the scheme of things. Human civilization was only a blink on the radar of time. Did anyone else have these moments of amazement over the existence of humanity, when they are in awe of how they are here, and alive, even if it’s only for a short while? . Michelle Madow
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The vastness of possibilities in space reminded me that while my life felt important, it was tiny in the scheme of things. Human civilization was only a blink on the radar of time. Michelle Madow
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Her family was counting on her–to be responsible, to get good grades, to follow the rules, to be the good example. And more important, she expected those things of herself. Michelle Madow
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What if she told him how she felt, and he didn’t feel the same? She could lose him forever. Michelle Madow
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She’d been let down enough times to know not to believe in fairy tales. Michelle Madow
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His being famous didn’t give him a right to use her and treat her like dirt. Michelle Madow
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This has to be a joke. After all, an owl hadn't dropped a letter down my fireplace to let me know I'd been accepted into a special school, and I certainly hadn't taken an enchanted train to get to Kinsley High. Michelle Madow
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I just hope we don’t cause a major paradox. Michelle Madow
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Are you saying that we can affect what happened in the past? That we can change it? Michelle Madow