“There's a big difference between us. I write non-fiction, you write fiction. I write truths that tell lies. You write lies that… — Richard Paul Evans Truth Copy Share Image
I don't want to go to Peru. "How do you know? You've never been there." I've never been to hell either and… — Richard Paul Evans Hell Copy Share Image
It was the first time that I had ever been romantically kissed. It was even better than the chocolate cake. — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
“Sometimes our cruelest acts come not from meaning to do wrong but from not trying hard enough not to.” — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
People aren't wired to be alone. Even in the stressful population of prison, solitary confinement is still considered a cruel punishment. — Richard Paul Evans Confinement Copy Share Image
There are people who come into our lives as welcome as a cool breeze in summer- and last about as long. — Richard Paul Evans Breeze Copy Share Image
The shackles of belief, when reinforced by fear, are difficult to break free from and rarely done. — Richard Paul Evans Belief Copy Share Image
“It is in the dark times that the light of friendship shines brightest. (The Walk - Chapter 19, Page 122” — Richard Paul Evans Dark times Copy Share Image
“Magnetism is not like in the superhero movies. I couldn’t pull a car toward myself, because a car weighs more than I… — Richard Paul Evans Magnetism Copy Share Image
Mr. Dallstrom is a bald, scarecrow of a man with a poochy stomache. Think of a pregnant Abraham Lincoln. — Richard Paul Evans Abraham Copy Share Image
I've come to know that what we want in life is the greatest indication of who we really are (p. 331). — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
“Under the right circumstances, a tiny spark can grow into an inferno that can overcome an entire city. So can an idea.” — Richard Paul Evans Fire Copy Share Image
“I believe that, for the most part, we don’t succeed in spite of our hardships but precisely because of them.” — Richard Paul Evans Hardships Copy Share Image
“Love yourself. Respect yourself. And have faith. The older I get, the more I see that things tend to work out. Not… — Richard Paul Evans Faith Copy Share Image
“Because even that little boy knows that love can’t be earned. The only true love is grace. All else is a counterfeit.” — Richard Paul Evans Grace Copy Share Image
The more someone assures you that everything is okay, the more you can be assured that it's not. — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
“The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but its echo endures much longer.” — Richard Paul Evans Inspirational Copy Share Image
“It's good to take counsel from the past but not to be ruled by it. Otherwise we end up using today to… — Richard Paul Evans Counsel Copy Share Image
“Nothing is more excruciating than waiting for the jury's verdict. Except, perhaps, hearing the jury's verdict.” — Richard Paul Evans Life Copy Share Image
“The more I study history the more I realize how little mankind has changed. There are no new scripts, just different actors.” — Richard Paul Evans History Copy Share Image
“I see people getting so caught up in celebrating diversity that they are neglecting their commonality.” — Richard Paul Evans Celebrating Copy Share Image
I think the secret to a hoppy life is a selective memory. Remember what you are most grateful for and quickly forget… — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
The strength of a friendship can be measured by the weight of the burden it's willing to share. (If you want to… — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
Could it be that to truly love a thing is not to desire it, but to desire happiness for it? — Richard Paul Evans Desire Copy Share Image
It's our memories that make us who we are. Without them, we're nothing. If that means we have to hurt sometimes, it's… — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
Sometimes our arms are so full with the burdens we carry that it hinders our view of the load those around us… — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
I don't think it is as much a human foible as it is a human curse that we cannot understand the beauty… — Richard Paul Evans Beauty Copy Share Image
“We live in a world that’s always making us work for love. It’s cause and effect. That’s the story of my childhood.… — Richard Paul Evans Cause and effect Copy Share Image
So much of young adult literature has turned dark, almost pathological. It's almost as if there is a race to see who… — Richard Paul Evans Adults Copy Share Image
It is better to be loved by one person who knows your soul than millions who don't even know your phone number. — Richard Paul Evans Love Copy Share Image
“Writing always came naturally to me. It was like speaking, but easier. Actually, a lot easier.” — Richard Paul Evans Writer Copy Share Image
