The Color of Time Quotes

“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, The Color of Time

“Regret—I am all done with you. All my energy is exactly where it should be—focused on my family and friends and the beauty of each new day. I will always be grateful for the bounty in my life, and as time marches on, I will move forward with courage and exhilaration.”
― Julianne MacLean, The Color of Time

“I have forgiven myself and others for what happened all those years ago. But I have not forgotten any of it, nor do I ever wish to. I am the woman I am today because of what I have been through. I am grateful for all of it—every single minute, good or bad—and I will never again lose sight of what miracles might be possible in the future.”
― Julianne MacLean, The Color of Time

“On that note, one thing I’ve learned is that nothing is ever set in stone. When things seem terrible or tragic, the future can change on a dime. Sometimes, the worst things that happen to us teach us to be stronger, and they prepare us to hunker down and weather the next crashing wave. And it’s amazing how luck can change when the wave recedes and you open your heart to the possibility of good things.”
― Julianne MacLean, The Color of Time

“How long, I wondered, did we need to cling to the things that belonged to our lost loved ones? Were “things” what really mattered? It was just stuff. The value, I supposed, was that it helped me to remember details. But there was nothing concrete about a memory. Memories—and love—exist in our hearts and minds and souls. That love travels with us wherever we go.”
― Julianne MacLean, The Color of Time

“How long, I wondered, did we need to cling to the things that belonged to our lost loved ones? Were “things” what really mattered? It was just stuff.”
― Julianne MacLean, The Color of Time

“I think we just have to get through the hard stuff and have faith that we’re on a path to the place we’re meant to be. Everything that happens to us moves us one step closer to that place.”
― Julianne MacLean, The Color of Time

“But there’s no sense wishing for the past to be different, because it is what it is. We make the best choices we can at any given moment, and then we have to figure out where to go from there, and how. Sometimes it’s easy. Sometimes, not so much.”
― Julianne MacLean, The Color of Time

“But we can’t change the past. Imagining what might have been is a pointless exercise. That much, I knew. Rationally, at least. Emotionally, it was another issue altogether,”
― Julianne MacLean, The Color of Time

“That’s the thing about regret, and over-analyzing the past. We can wish all we want that we had done something differently, but maybe a different path might have been all wrong for us, and things would have turned out far worse than”
― Julianne MacLean, The Color of Time

“Sometimes, bad things happened. All any of us can ever do is find a way to survive, and accept the things that cannot be changed.”
― Julianne MacLean, The Color of Time