The Madison Quotes

That’s why we have memories. We can revisit all those times that we did have. All the talks, all the laughs, all the hugs.[to Macy]

You have to wonder why we choose to live in a place we need to escape.

You don’t have to stop loving someone when they’re gone, honey. In fact, one could argue that you should love them more.[to Paige]

When you’ve dedicated your entire life to gaining the attention of one person, what is your purpose when that person is gone?

The horizon is a perfect line between sky and water.

Man’s goal in society is to be remembered. In nature, it is to be forgotten, unnoticed.

If we’re always around to pick her up, she’s never gonna learn to stand on her own.[to Preston, about Abigail]

I hope you meet a man that’s worth missing.[to Abigail]

I have no intention of moving on, ever. I will never love again. I won’t even try. Holding on to him is the closest I will get, and that is what I plan to do.[to Abigail]

I don’t know what sisters do. Maybe they hug and cry and purge their pain together. Not brothers. Our job is to stay out of the way. Let him scream and hate and keep your mouth shut. Let him get it out and carry him home if he needs it. Or better yet, let him find his own way. Best thing a brother can do, and the hardest, is shut up and listen.

How can you have discipline about realizing a dream you don’t believe you’re capable of achieving?