“A real treasure becomes such only after it's been desperately sought after.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Laugh as if it's funny, embrace as if it's love, and smile anyway.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“The funny thing about an impossibility is that it tends to be a magnet for those who would prove it otherwise.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“If you truly wish to change what is without, you must first change what festers within.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I prefer to solve the world's problems. They never seem as complicated as my own.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Be warned: A person content to sit with you and criticize others will speak critically of you out of earshot.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Superman’s scourge is kryptonite. Fear’s kryptonite is laughter.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“The ears and the heart are connected, it’s true, for when ears open wide, the heart opens up too.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I’m sorry. Oh, what simple words are these! I’m sorry. Lips should breathe them out with ease! But nay, in barring up… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I hope you know I love you, not just because I tell you so at every opportunity, but because I show you… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“You stand a better chance of bringing pretend to life through the power of belief than you stand any chance of erasing… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“There is no other company in the world I've found more pleasurable than my own. For no one else has ever been… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“A single act of kindness is like a drop of oil on a patch of dry skin—seeping, spreading, and affecting more than… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Don't be afraid to try, because you never look back on life and smile at what you could have attempted. Joy only… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I won't lie—I don't care. And you should quit trying to deceive yourself because I can tell by the way you show… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“One thing I've learned is that in the midst of your darkest moments of tribulation, there is no such thing as mass… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I believe the main purpose of life is to accept with gratitude what you've been blessed with so that you may use… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Happiness, thou art naught but an illusion. Thy enchantments are cast upon my eyes, my mind, my spellbound heart. Dependent upon nothing… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Take a step back. Draw in a deep breath. Now ask yourself 'so what?' Then, after answering, ask yourself again 'so what?'… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“My favorite words in the world are these: “what” and “if” in conjunction. They question curiosities in simple form and function. “What”… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“He panted over me, winded by his own absurd lecture. The stench of his alcoholic breath stung my nose. Again I didn’t… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Personal problems appear big because we press our nose to the glass to observe them. This only serves to magnify our troubles.… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“It is not wrong to feel sorry for yourself. Just like it is not wrong to sit in a puddle of water… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Never give up. This applies to more than goals and dreams, it is a maxim for basic daily struggles. It shapes one's… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Dark feelings churn inside me, weighing my spirit as if gray clouds were emptying their cold, drenching contents into my being. I… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“ Why Roses Crave Thorns " Petals detach from a wilting bud—a single stem plucked before fully blossomed. They descend in hesitant… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Life’s journey doesn’t start on the highest mountain peak where a clear view of the trail ahead, obstacles and all, is laid… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“At the core of love is validation. It is what gives love power. For when love is given away, validation seeps in… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Ian was a good man—honest, trustworthy, loyal, and of honorable character. His desire to keep his promise to Angelle and to be… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“ Today Today is the day that good things come your way, and then bad things to suck all the fun from… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Hey, guard!” Ian hollered out loud. “Do you think we could get a bathroom break?” The guard seemed to snicker as he… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Things that remind me of Mother are these: the truth ‘mid deception, a warm summer breeze, the calm within chaos, a stitch… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“You cannot know what I do not tell you, yet you will be judged harshly for not knowing.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Sometimes while gazing at the night sky, I imagine stars looking down making wishes on the brightest of us.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“People voice a lot of noble beliefs that unfortunately are drowned out by their actions.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Anyone who takes the time to attentively listen is either an old soul or a romantic one.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Happiness is never in a rush. If you move too fast, you leave it behind.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“When dragons attack, the only thing you should seek to stand behind is your own sword.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I love the magic of a hot bath, how time pauses and every grievance melts away.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Kisses are a means to plant on another's lips a smile glossed with happiness.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Truth is, I’m generally happiest when it’s just me. It’s okay to be madly in love with yourself.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“As ofttimes as it rains on my little spot of earth, you'd think I'd grow accustomed to the gloom.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“Two powerful, little words I've learned to use when facing challenges, fears, and doubts— so what? ” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“ Happily-ever-afters don't come in happily-every-days . They are found at the end of challenges-ever-met, promises-ever-kept, and tears-ever-wept.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“Curiosity killed the cat, but not before teaching her that honey bees are not sweet, tweeting birds are slow to react, mice can serve… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“A session of boasting won't attract any real friends. It will set you up on a pedestal, however, making you a clearer target.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“Memories of past. Heartaches of old. Courage of brass. Lessons of gold.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“Mystery, why so attractive to me? You blind me with fear, place hope on my tongue, and with a cold kiss draw me forward.… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“It's amusing to me that we refer to people who live in their heads as detached, disturbed, or mad, when reality for anyone is… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“Such a nasty bruise,” he says, staring straight into my eyes. I am stunned he can see it. Delicate to the touch and tender… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“You would think those who have endured unkindness would be kinder as a result, intent on sparing others the awful suffering they abhorred firsthand.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“While you judge me by my outward appearance I am silently doing the same to you, even though there's a ninety-percent chance that in… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“You made a choice—a single choice. How neat to think you may have opened the door to a wondrous future without knowing.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“The key to valuing something is to lose it and then realize how rare it was—after which you pray like mad to regain what… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“Rather than critique people, try admiring God’s creative handiwork.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
