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> [We plan our lives in long, unbroken stretches that intersect our dreams the way highways connect the city dots on a road…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/we-plan-our-lives-in-long-unbroken-stretches-that-intersect-our/)

[Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/)

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> [“For the third time since I began, my walk has been delayed. In the beginning, I had considered these stops on my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/for-the-third-time-since-i-began-my-walk-has-been-delayed-in-the/)

[Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/)

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> [In the beginning, I had considered these stops on my journey as interruptions - but I'm coming to understand that perhaps these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/in-the-beginning-i-had-considered-these-stops-on-my-journey-as/)

[Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/)

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## More by Richard Paul Evans

> [ The smells of Christmas are the smells of childhood \[p. 53\] ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/the-smells-of-christmas-are-the-smells-of-childhood-p-53/)

[Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/)

> [We are chained to that which we do not forgive](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/we-are-chained-to-that-which-we-do-not-forgive/)

[Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/)

> [“I've found that when someone is beautiful on the outside, but spiritually dark inside, all that outer beauty is just lipstick on a pig.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/i-ve-found-that-when-someone-is-beautiful-on-the-outside-but/)

[Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/)

> [There are none so impoverished as those who do not acknowledge the abundance of their lives](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/there-are-none-so-impoverished-as-those-who-do-not-acknowledge-the/)

[Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/)

> [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 worth it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/it-s-our-memories-that-make-us-who-we-are-without-them-we-re-nothing/)

[Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/)

> [At one time in my career, Barnes and Noble bookstores categorized my books as religious fiction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/at-one-time-in-my-career-barnes-and-noble-bookstores-categorized-my/)

[Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/)

> [“I'm no one important or famous, no matter. It is better to be loved by one person who knows your soul than millions who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/i-m-no-one-important-or-famous-no-matter-it-is-better-to-be-loved-by/)

[Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/)

> [The first step of a journey is always the longest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/the-first-step-of-a-journey-is-always-the-longest/)

[Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/)

> [“Simply stated, earth is a school-a divine educational process custom-fit to each of us.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/simply-stated-earth-is-a-school-a-divine-educational-process-custom/)

[Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/)

> [So much of young adult literature has turned dark, almost pathological. It's almost as if there is a race to see who can be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/so-much-of-young-adult-literature-has-turned-dark-almost-pathological/)

[Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/)

> [If the errors of my life have profited me one great truth it is this: believe. Believe in your destiny and the star from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/if-the-errors-of-my-life-have-profited-me-one-great-truth-it-is-this/)

[Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/)

> [Some people in this world have stopped looking for beauty, then wonder why their lives are so ugly. Don't be like them. The ability…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/some-people-in-this-world-have-stopped-looking-for-beauty-then-wonder/)

[Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/)

> [“There's a big difference between us. I write non-fiction, you write fiction. I write truths that tell lies. You write lies that tell truths.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/there-s-a-big-difference-between-us-i-write-non-fiction-you-write/)

[Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/)

> [As a boy I heard this story in church. A man was patching a pitched roof of a tall building when he began sliding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/as-a-boy-i-heard-this-story-in-church-a-man-was-patching-a-pitched/)

[Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/)

> [I am facing the most difficult thing of my life, my own greatest failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/i-am-facing-the-most-difficult-thing-of-my-life-my-own-greatest/)

[Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/)

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