--- title: "1 Welcome Mat Quotes By Michelle Rowen" description: "1 Welcome Mat quotes by Michelle Rowen. Plus more from Michelle Rowen and more Welcome Mat sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f95/michelle-rowen-10235_front-door_but-i-d-done-what-i-could-to-warm-the-pl_3028851.jpg" --- > [“But I'd done what I could to warm the place up. I'd started with a welcome mat. It had a happy face on it and was bright and colorful. It didn't say "Welcome." It said "!!!WELCOME!!!" I knew he wouldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rowen/but-i-d-done-what-i-could-to-warm-the-place-up-i-d-started-with-a/) [Michelle Rowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rowen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f95/michelle-rowen-10235_front-door_but-i-d-done-what-i-could-to-warm-the-pl_3028851.jpg) ## More by Michelle Rowen > [“I'd never been a big fan of disappointment.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rowen/i-d-never-been-a-big-fan-of-disappointment/) [Michelle Rowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rowen/) > [“You're our honorary sixth member with mysterious abilities and visions of the future. The Snow White to our motley group of dwarfs. Plus, you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rowen/you-re-our-honorary-sixth-member-with-mysterious-abilities-and/) [Michelle Rowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rowen/) > [“Does it have a name? All of these fancy magical weapons usually have names." Bishop glared at her. "Yeah. I like to call it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rowen/does-it-have-a-name-all-of-these-fancy-magical-weapons-usually-have/) [Michelle Rowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rowen/) > [“I don't think he can hurt. Wizards and witches go hand in hand, after all. Didn't you read Harry Potter?" Eden stared at him.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rowen/i-don-t-think-he-can-hurt-wizards-and-witches-go-hand-in-hand-after/) [Michelle Rowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rowen/) > [“Bishop's brows went up. "Okay, fine. Yes, I followed you here. Better?" "Yes. Stalkery, but better." "I'm not stalking you." "Spoken like a true…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rowen/bishop-s-brows-went-up-okay-fine-yes-i-followed-you-here-better-yes/) [Michelle Rowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rowen/) > [A sob caught in my chest. I didn't even know what a gray was, other than a drab color. All I knew was that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rowen/a-sob-caught-in-my-chest-i-didn-t-even-know-what-a-gray-was-other/) [Michelle Rowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rowen/) > [“Come on, Eden, don't be naive. Demonic children are a dime a dozen in Netherworld. Need I mention Children of the Corn? Damien? Justine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rowen/come-on-eden-don-t-be-naive-demonic-children-are-a-dime-a-dozen-in/) [Michelle Rowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rowen/) > [“My eyes widened as I looked at him. 'Then you bit me, you weirdo.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rowen/my-eyes-widened-as-i-looked-at-him-then-you-bit-me-you-weirdo/) [Michelle Rowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rowen/) > [“I took it back: he didn't just hate himself down deep. He'd made plenty of room in there for me, too.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rowen/i-took-it-back-he-didn-t-just-hate-himself-down-deep-he-d-made-plenty/) [Michelle Rowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rowen/) > [“You can be a lousy vampire. You can be a lousy human. What you are doesn't mean anything. It's what you do with what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rowen/you-can-be-a-lousy-vampire-you-can-be-a-lousy-human-what-you-are/) [Michelle Rowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rowen/) > [“Sorry," I said. "Don't be sorry." She sent a sneer in the direction of Colin who'd rejoined his friends on the other side of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rowen/sorry-i-said-don-t-be-sorry-she-sent-a-sneer-in-the-direction-of/) [Michelle Rowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rowen/) > [“Come on Eden. Turn that frown upside down. There's no reason for bad moods. It's a beautiful new day full of possibilities." "maybe for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rowen/come-on-eden-turn-that-frown-upside-down-there-s-no-reason-for-bad/) [Michelle Rowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rowen/) > [“Good. I wouldn't want you to fall madly in love with me. That would make things very complicated when it comes to your beloved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rowen/good-i-wouldn-t-want-you-to-fall-madly-in-love-with-me-that-would/) [Michelle Rowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rowen/) > [“Well...unfortunately there's a little problem," he said. "What?" He pointed up. "That." I looked up to see the mistletoe dangling from the ceiling where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rowen/well-unfortunately-there-s-a-little-problem-he-said-what-he-pointed/) [Michelle Rowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rowen/) > [“Owen’s gaze flicked to me again. “Maybe you’re right. And what a wonderful change it is. Tell me, Sarah, how on earth do you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rowen/owen-s-gaze-flicked-to-me-again-maybe-you-re-right-and-what-a/) [Michelle Rowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rowen/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/welcome-mat/michelle-rowen/#itemlist", "name": "1 Welcome Mat Quotes By Michelle Rowen", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“But I'd done what I could to warm the place up. I'd started with a welcome mat. It had a happy face on it and was bright and colorful. It didn't say \"Welcome.\" It said \"!!!WELCOME!!!\" I knew he wouldn't like it. I considered it more of an amusing test to see how open he was to change. He'd let me move in with him, but how flexible was he really willing to be? It disappeared the day after I placed it by the front door. It was just--poof!--gone. 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