A Life Without Regrets Quotes

“I would do so many things differently if I could.” “But you can’t,” Judith reminded her. “None of us can. We can only move forward.”
― Marci Bolden, A Life Without Regrets

“Nothing screams ‘look at my shitty life’ like society insisting this is the most wonderful time of the year.”
― Marci Bolden, A Life Without Regrets

“Feel the pain; don’t live it. Acknowledge the sorrow; don’t dwell in it.”
― Marci Bolden, A Life Without Regrets

“Healing isn’t about overcoming your loss, Carol,” he said gently. “Healing is about living despite your loss. The loss becomes easier to bear because you are living, but it never goes away.”
― Marci Bolden, A Life Without Regrets

“Carol had never been able to see beyond those minor mistakes and enjoy creating images. She obsessed about the things that were wrong, losing sight of what was right.”
― Marci Bolden, A Life Without Regrets

“Carol had learned to see her time with them as a blessing rather than seeing her life without them as a tragedy.”
― Marci Bolden, A Life Without Regrets

“For decades, Carol had resented how she’d been raised. Now she could see how hard her mom had been fighting her own demons.”
― Marci Bolden, A Life Without Regrets

“I feel like his mother. Everything about him is exhausting.”
― Marci Bolden, A Life Without Regrets

“Sometimes you have to let go of your plans and see where life takes you,” he’d said, justifying leaving the flowers in the wrong place. He’d turned and smiled at Carol as he gave her a wink. He did that when he dropped some subtle bit of wisdom. “Sometimes the universe has bigger plans for us than we have for ourselves.”
― Marci Bolden, A Life Without Regrets

“There’s always someone who has to cut everybody else down to feel good.”
― Marci Bolden, A Life Without Regrets

“The longer Carol let her hurt be the focus, the longer her pain would linger. She had to learn to acknowledge the loss, feel the emptiness in her heart, and then focus on the happier times so she could be thankful that she’d had them.”
― Marci Bolden, A Life Without Regrets

“Research was one of her favorite ways to procrastinate.”
― Marci Bolden, A Life Without Regrets

“the woman simply didn’t know how to be maternal. After harboring decades of resentment toward her parents, Carol had come to realize they’d done the best they could.”
― Marci Bolden, A Life Without Regrets