Julianne MacLean > Quotes

“How long was I asleep?"
"Over an hour," the Butcher replied.
"An hour? Surely not."
"Aye. You were moaning my name and saying, 'Oh, yes, Duncan, yes, yes. Again, again...”
― Julianne MacLean, Captured by the Highlander

“Life is hard. It’s cruel sometimes. It’s merciless and unfair, but we all go through difficult times, one way or another.”
― Julianne MacLean, The Color of Heaven

“I wanted to believe that in the end, the universe would take care of us, and we would end up exactly where we were meant to be.”
― Julianne MacLean, A Fire Sparkling

“i will always remember what my life might have been like if i had married a man who loved me with undying passion. perhaps i might not have been so vunerabel to the attension of a rake. ”
― Julianne MacLean, The Mistress Diaries

“Life is hard. It’s cruel sometimes. It’s merciless and unfair, but we all go through difficult times, one way or another. You’ve had more than your share of knocks lately, I’ll give you that, but it doesn’t mean you get to quit. No one gets to quit. You keep fighting, every day, and sooner or later, the grief fades a little. You grow stronger, find joy again, and everything gets easier. You come out of it more equipped to handle the next wave, which will come eventually. There will always be waves.”
― Julianne MacLean, The Color of Heaven

“i confess i cannot help myself. i am imaginig my self as his wife. i suppose while im at it , i might as well imagine myself as queen of england,too.”
― Julianne MacLean

“Strange, how death had a way of turning a table upside down in an instant. It swept away all the dust that covered treasures, blew the fog from one’s view, knocked
away facades.”
― Julianne MacLean, Love According to Lily

“HERE’S THE THING about motherhood. It exhausts you and thrills you. It kicks you in the butt, and the very next second makes you feel like a superstar. Most of all, it teaches you to be selfless. Let me rephrase that. It doesn’t really teach you this. It creates a new selflessness within you, which grabs hold of your heart when you first take your child into your arms. In that profound moment of extraordinary love and discovery, your own needs and desires become secondary. Nothing is as important as the well-being of your beautiful child. You would sacrifice anything for her. Even your own life. You would do it in a heartbeat. God wouldn’t need to ask twice.”
― Julianne MacLean, The Color of Heaven

“Just like the waves that keep rolling onto the beach, happiness may recede sometimes, but then it comes back. It always comes back.”
― Julianne MacLean, A Curve in the Road

“We could all drive ourselves mad thinking about what could have been. But life happens the way it happens, and there's no point wishing the past was any different. It will always be what it was, and there's not a damn thing we can do about it.”
― Julianne MacLean, A Fire Sparkling

“Since you dismissed your maid,” he said, “I suppose it will be up to me to undress you.”
“That is most chivalrous of you, my lord.”
― Julianne MacLean, Love According to Lily

“Seger gözlerini kapattı. Clara onun çenesindeki kasların gerildiğini gördü..Clara da gözlerini kapatarak alnını onunkine yasladı.
"Cenneti gördün mü ?"
"Tanrım, evet."
"Neye benziyordu?"
"Sana.”
― Julianne MacLean, An Affair Most Wicked

“No one gets to quit. You keep fighting, every day, and sooner or later, the grief fades a little. You grow stronger, find joy again, and everything gets easier. You come out of it more equipped to handle the next wave, which will come eventually. There will always be waves.”
― Julianne MacLean, The Color of Heaven

“He was the luckiest man on earth, and he didn’t know
why.”
― Julianne MacLean, Love According to Lily

“Sometimes you think you know someone, but maybe it’s impossible to really know everything about a person, even someone you love. Maybe good people—the very best people—are just better at keeping secrets.”
― Julianne MacLean, A Fire Sparkling

“Love is our greatest achievement. Don’t ever forget that. Don’t squander it. Seek it. Experience it. Savor it every day that you can, because you never know when a rogue wave might sweep you away.”
― Julianne MacLean, The Color of Heaven

“And though I tried to let go of certain things and live without regret, I was beginning to accept that regret would always be a part of my life. I was only human, after all, and as much as I wanted to, I couldn’t escape it. What I decided was that I would not let it consume or define me. For the most part, I was at peace with how my life had unfolded, and I would embrace my regret—and my ability to work at forgiveness—as evidence of my humanity. I would wake up each morning and count my blessings.”
― Julianne MacLean, These Tangled Vines

“The death of my child was the death of my own heart.”
― Julianne MacLean, The Color of Heaven

“But that's life, isn't it? For all we know, each day could be our last. What matters most is the appreciation and gratefullness we should feel for each precious day we have with one another.”
― Julianne MacLean, The Color of Heaven

“Of course I’m going to forgive you. How can I not? Life is rough for everyone, and it’s complicated. It’s full of hairpin turns we don’t see coming. You know that better than anyone. You suffered a terrible trauma. And we all make mistakes. Mom certainly wasn’t perfect. She left a fair bit of destruction in her path.” “Yes, but she gave me you.” “And she gave me you.”
― Julianne MacLean, These Tangled Vines

“Why do we always wait for traditional special occasions to enjoy good things? Maybe we just need to create our own special occasions.”
― Julianne MacLean, These Tangled Vines

“I believe that if you’ve been through hell and you come out the other side, you appreciate the little things more.”
― Julianne MacLean, The Color of Destiny

“The important thing is to keep getting up each day knowing that everything can turn on a dime. For better or for worse. Sometimes bad things happen, and people will always make mistakes, but isn’t that how we learn and grow stronger? That’s why we need to treasure each moment of every day, learn how to accept and forgive, and never fear what might be over the horizon, even if it looks dark and cloudy. Because it just might turn out to be the best day of your life.”
― Julianne MacLean, The Color of the Season

“Evelyn continued to hold the wheel, recognizing the sensation of being in control of the rudder, while Martin explained how the direction of the wind was key, and how all the elements worked together to affect speed.
"It's physics," she said, becoming fascinated by the complexity of the air and water flow working together, and comprehending how the shape of the hull and sails and the size of the keel all played an important part in the boat's movement.”
― Julianne MacLean, Surrender to a Scoundrel

“He took a moment to get over the shock, and to remind himself that this had surely been difficult for her and she was probably bracing herself for a rejection.
At least he hoped she was. If she wasn’t, she needed to do that straight away, because it was coming. God damn right it was coming.”
― Julianne MacLean, Love According to Lily

“Everything seems perfect on the surface,” I told him, “but sometimes I feel like I don’t know what I’m doing, or where I really want to be, and I’ve always had this strange unexplainable urge to escape from wherever I am, because nothing seems quite enough, and I feel incredibly frustrated sometimes, like there’s more to life out there somewhere, but I don’t know what it is, or where it is. Do you ever feel that way?”
― Julianne MacLean, The Color of Heaven

“But isn’t that what life is about? Trying new things? Finding out what you love doing? Then taking a deep dive into it?”
― Julianne MacLean, These Tangled Vines

“Sometimes life is cruel, and it can seem pointless and tragic. But occasionally – surprisingly – certain hardships can lead you down a new path you never dreamed possible. Maybe that new path was your destiny all along. And when you look back, you do so with acceptance, forgiveness, and peace.”
― Julianne MacLean, The Color of Destiny

“Total forgiveness was not going to be easy. This much I knew. It was going to take some effort, but it was better than the alternative, which would leave me hating my father and resenting him. I couldn’t live like that.”
― Julianne MacLean, These Tangled Vines

“He pulled his lips away and rested his forehead against hers, trying to keep himself from getting another erection. It took great strength of will, but he did it.”
― Julianne MacLean, Love According to Lily