Quotes from Julianne MacLean

They would have known that life has ups and downs, and we must go on, and even if the heart can't mend completely, there will be joy in other places, somewhere further down the road. I understood that now.

The sun won't rise and fall forever on this one decision. It will rise again tomorrow, just like it always does, regardless.

It's funny. Sometimes when you're passionate about something and you dedicate yourself to it completely, your actions become a reflex. Your senses become more astute and time slows down before your eyes.

How much bad luck could one woman take before losing touch with her soul?

Personally, I believe certain things are meant to be and "coincidence" is far too casual a word for what happens to many of us.

comforting to know that. It's

It just goes to show that our children are not carbon copies of us, even if we imagine that is how they will turn out. They have their own souls; they choose their own paths.

Intuition is a funny thing. Sometimes it's a gut feeling, and you look around and just know something bad is about to happen. Other times, it's elusive, and later you find yourself looking back on certain events and wondering how in the world you missed all the signals.

And you panic just a little, wishing for one more chance at all the beautiful moments you didn't appreciate, or for one more day with the person you didn't love quite enough.

She told me she likes to live life in the moment with her head up, not with her eyes down, fixed on a screen." Ryan nodded again. "I like that idea.

We're five minutes away." He

I didn't know that disappointment and grief could become all consuming. I couldn't comprehend how those feelings could cripple a person permanently and cast a shadow over an entire future.

My relationship with my father was strained at best, and there were certain pivotal events that I preferred to forget altogether—events that involved my mother, which I don't really wish to go into now, but I will explain later, I promise.

just goes to show that our children are not carbon copies of us, even if we imagine that is how they will turn out. They have their own souls; they choose their own paths.

It's not always easy when you're young—to know what that is—but with experience comes wisdom, and in time all the puzzle pieces slide into place. Eventually, you know what you are meant for, and you can see clearly what will give your life meaning.

No matter how tightly I held him, however, I couldn't seem to get close enough. I loved him with such passion. There are no words to describe it. I would have died for him that night, if it would have taken away his pain.

She remembered what he'd said in the hotel, that life was just a series of moments, and though she still did not agree with the idea that consequences played no part, she gave in to the possibility that there might be some wisdom in what he was trying to show her- that one had to enjoy life day by day and seize opportunities when they presented themselves, because one never knew when it could all end.

Every night with good friends is a special occasion.

How astounding that life can be so cruel one moment, and so generous the next.

Of course I'm happy. Why wouldn't I be? My life is perfect. I have a job that I love, a beautiful home, a brilliant husband, and a son I'm incredibly proud of.

be happy at last. But maybe I wasn't meant to be happy. Or to be a mother. Maybe the universe was just teasing me, letting me float briefly up to the clouds to enjoy the view from there, only to slam me back down to earth and rub my face in the dirt.

Soon, her fingers dug into the flesh at the small of his back and she bucked wildly beneath him and cried out into the night, arching her back, throbbing and flexing around his burning, blissful erection. He plunged down hard, crushing her soft form beneath him as she continued to climax;

You have my permission to be completely free." She wondered if he said that to every woman he brought on board. "I don't need your permission to be free.

that reason, it was time to go our separate ways. Life was like that sometimes. We change and we grow.