“Be sure to wear green on March seventeen, or else Irish leprechauns pinch your bones clean!” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“There are these amazing little seeds called compassion . You should grow some.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Laughter can deflate almost any problem down to its proper size.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“A daily dose of daydreaming heals the heart, soothes the soul, and strengthens the imagination.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Laughter is magic that dispenses clouds and creates sunshine in the soul.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I read so I might live a thousand lives in a lifetime. I write to control the particulars in those lives.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Maybe love isn’t meant to be bliss never-ending. Maybe love is unwavering support and befriending.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I love writing poetry because it's pretty. I love writing pretty.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“An accumulation of pennies is a fortune. Day-to-day practice is perfection. A dream realized is nothing more than many steps taken toward… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“As I quietly stare off into space, eyes glazed over and brow thoughtfully taut, know that I am going about my business.… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“What is more powerful than the love of a mother? Perhaps only God's hand in answering her earnest pleadings on your behalf.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Knowing the path through the forest doesn't make the trip any less daunting. Knowing the steps to your dreams doesn't make the… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Have you noticed how children never bypass a puddle of water, but jump, splash, and slosh right through it? That's because they… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“It's an unfortunate fact that I'm easily discouraged. But the fortunate truth is I'm stubborn as hell and near impossible to sway… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“If we simply imagined that everyone who crossed our path was living out his or her very last day on Earth, we… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Face it―nobody cares. But, so what? Their apathy does not diminish your worth. Learn from it. Make it your job to care… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“He reached out for her hand and she grabbed onto his. “Eena, when you’re ready to talk about it, I’ll be here.… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I like bubbles in everything. I respect the power of silence. In cold or warm weather I favor a mug of hot… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Flames burn so long as they are fed. Rivers rage so long as it rains. The sun rises so long as the… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“If every day you were to walk past the same individual and ignore him, never smiling or saying hello or returning any… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“You made me laugh at your jokes. You made me cry at your criticism. You made me shout at your lies. Then… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“The interruption did nothing but earn her a similar slap, as I’m sure she knew it would. Sometimes I wondered if my… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Socially interacting with a storyteller can be a frustrating challenge because a portion of her awareness is constantly sorting through the details… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“ Suck it up! A foolish grumble of advice. Why would I want to suck it up? Why draw it in to… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Discouragement, fear, and depression— three villains who lurk in the dark. They slip inside souls with a blindfold and goals to shatter… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Eena worried to Ian in her thoughts. (You’re not going to let him walk away thinking what I think he’s thinking, are… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“That was the coolest thing ever.” Eena smiled at the fact that she’d been lucky enough to touch the wings of a… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“The hours spent forming a written work can make one obsessive, distracted, compulsive, and neurotic even, especially when it comes to those… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Gavin stood within the trees, observing her from the shadows. He watched the basket rise to her nose as she closed her… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Son, I hope your opinion of your mother hasn’t lessened, knowing what you now know.” Gavin glanced up; incredulity skewed his eyebrows.… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Not every day is awful. Not every day is good. Despite the way the hours pass, I’m living like I should. Not… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“WRITER'S NIGHTMARE" "I felt a grip on my arm that shook my body, forcefully pulling me toward a tunnel of darkness. … — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Walk with me for a while, my friend—you in my shoes, I in yours—and then let us talk.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Of course I want the moon. And were you to offer it, I'd propose as a trade the stars in my eyes.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Who cares who's right or wrong when the last word is a kind apology?” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“True greatness demands humility; the journey draws it from your struggling soul.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“The crazy thing about poetry is how its simplicity makes it complicated.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Sometimes a problem isn’t really a problem but the solution in disguise.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Extraordinary power exists in a trial of patience. Few endure their trials well enough to discover this.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“It is in the midst of laughter that our perspective alters and we realize this trying life can still be enjoyed.” — 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
