Top 40 Julianne MacLean Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “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

2. “That’s the beauty of a memory, isn’t it? It’s the place in our hearts where we can hold onto our loved ones forever.”

— Julianne MacLean

3. “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

4. “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

5. “It’s important to cherish every day, not take anything for granted.”

— Julianne MacLean

6. “Don’t lose faith in the good things, even when life is tough. The good things come in waves, along with the bad.”

— Julianne MacLean

7. “I’ve learned that even when life drags you down into the deepest pit of despair, that’s the most important time to keep believing, because you never know when you’re going to sling-shot upwards, straight out of there.”

— Julianne MacLean

8. “Sometimes you think you know someone, but maybe it’s impossible to really know everything about a person, even someone you love.”

— Julianne MacLean

9. “Ah! what pleasant visions haunt me As I gaze upon the sea! All the old romantic legends, All my dreams, come back to me. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “The Secret of the Sea.”

— Julianne MacLean

10. “Just like the waves that keep rolling onto the beach, happiness may recede sometimes, but then it comes back. It always comes back.”

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11. “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

12. “I believe that if you’ve been through hell and you come out the other side, you appreciate the little things more.”

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13. “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

14. “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

15. “I have learned that most of us must face some form of challenge in our lives. But without hardship, we wouldn’t learn and grow.”

— Julianne MacLean

16. “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

17. “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

18. “Sometimes the answer isn’t to forget the past. It’s to accept it. And be grateful for what you learned from it.”

— Julianne MacLean

19. “You just need to recognize inspiration when it strikes. And be brave. Don’t lose faith in the good things, even when life is tough. The good things come in waves, along with the bad.”

— Julianne MacLean

20. “You can’t live the rest of your days feeling bitter and spiteful,” David continued. “It’ll eat you up inside and keep you from enjoying the good things that will come your way later on. And there will be good things, I promise you that.”

— Julianne MacLean

21. “But isn’t that what life is about? Trying new things? Finding out what you love doing? Then taking a deep dive into it?”

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22. “I may not have known what my future held, or how in the world I was going to navigate through it, but I did know one thing: I needed to return to the place where I had once been happy, where I had been a hopeful, optimistic person before the ground gave way under my feet.”

— Julianne MacLean

23. “Real life isn’t a dream. You have to keep your eyes open. Ears too.”

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24. “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.”

— Julianne MacLean

25. “Writing is a solitary occupation, and we like it that way.”

— Julianne MacLean

26. “What a blessing life is. If you don’t believe it, get up and watch the sunrise tomorrow or take time to gaze up at the stars. Listen to the restful sound of a mourning dove in the quiet woods, or the wind whispering through the leaves above you. Contemplate all that you are grateful for, and never give up on your dreams. Most importantly, give your whole heart to all that you love in this life.”

— Julianne MacLean

27. “What a gift we are given each day when we rise. The world is beautiful, and isn’t it wonderful to think that dreams can take us to the most incredible places?”

— Julianne MacLean

28. “Come, lass, I’ll make a fire for us, and you can curl up in a warm bed of fur, and then I’ll make a necklace for you out of all the pretty bones from the soldiers I murdered tonight.”

— Julianne MacLean

29. “Bev Pettersen writes with flair and a down-to-earth warmth that will make you smile and sigh with contentment.”

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30. “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

31. “Connor and Sloane,” Marco replied. “Connor is the younger one. He’s here on his own. Sloane is here with her two children, but her husband stayed behind in America.” I tried to process this. Connor and Sloane would be my half brother and sister.”

— Julianne MacLean

32. “I have often wondered if a person’s life follows a path that is laid out long before he or she ever takes a first step. Or are we in control of what happens to us?”

— Julianne MacLean

33. “I’ve also seen people come back from the dead, in more ways than one, and I wonder if they returned because there was some unfinished business to attend to. Maybe they still had lessons to learn.”

— Julianne MacLean

34. “What a gift we are given each day when we rise. The world is beautiful, and isn’t it wonderful to think that dreams can take us to the most incredible places? Never stop believing that. Always look to the future. And keep dreaming.”

— Julianne MacLean

35. “What provided that light for me – when I sank very low and came close to giving up – was love.”

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36. “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

37. “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

38. “I needed to understand that maybe sometimes we go through life seeing only what we want to see.”

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39. “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. I didn’t want to feel anger in my thoughts for the rest of my life. I wanted to wake up in the morning and feel blissful at the sight of the sunrise. I wanted to feel grateful for the.”

— Julianne MacLean

40. “Why do we always wait for traditional special occasions to enjoy good things? Maybe we just need to create our own special occasions.”

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41. “It was rather miraculous – how a trauma-free life could be so full of lightness and joy.”

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42. “I think all you can do is accept the past for what it was and be thankful for where you are today. Think.”

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43. “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.”

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44. “Back in my day, people met in the real world, not on their telephones.”

— Julianne MacLean