Quotes from Julie Ortolon

You accept that people are the way they are. There's nothing you can do about it, except learn ways to minimize the damage they can do to you. It's like rain. We don't feel a need to forgive the sky for raining on a day when we really wanted sunshine, do we? No. We might be upset and disappointed, but the need to forgive never enters our mind.

Every romantic movie with a grocery shopping scene had to have a baguette sticking out of the bag. And a bundle of flowers.

friends talk her into this. Standing

Love had to be given freely. No conditions.

It's true what they say: Time flies when you're having fun.

The lack of a free weekend keeps more blockbusters bestsellers from being written than you can imagine.

Never let your past limit your future.

Sometimes, merely voicing our fears out loud makes them less frightening.

The surface didn't always tell the full story. A carefully constructed façade could hide a myriad of secrets.

You] have to accept it and move on, without letting where you've been control where you're going.

One thing about public opinion is you can turn it in an instant with the right illusion.

The only way to conquer fear is to face it.

No matter how badly you want to please someone, you can only put up a false front for so long.

Never underestimate gut instinct.

You don't have to earn love. It either is or isn't.

Out of adversity comes opportunity.

Sometimes in life, we all need a little nudge to get us moving in the right direction. If we ignore it, we're likely to get a shove.

planning the wedding. "We'll

When all else fails, smile.

Bookseller's Best Awards. Almost Perfect, book one of her Perfect trilogy, was a Rita finalist and was named Best Single Title Contemporary by the readers of Affaire de Coeur magazine. Julie's road to success as a romance novelist was a bit bumpier than most

There aren't enough words in the English language to express how badly I stink at sports.

While success takes hard work, there's something to be said for taking the path of least resistance.

Nothing comes without a price, so don't whine when the bill arrives.