Firsts Quotes by Richard Paul Evans

The smells of Christmas are the smells of childhood [p. 53]

— Richard Paul Evans

We are chained to that which we do not forgive

— 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.…

— Richard Paul Evans

There are none so impoverished as those who do not acknowledge the abundance of their lives

— 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.

— Richard Paul Evans

At one time in my career, Barnes and Noble bookstores categorized my books as religious fiction.

— 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…

— Richard Paul Evans

The first step of a journey is always the longest.

— Richard Paul Evans

“Simply stated, earth is a school-a divine educational process custom-fit to each of us.”

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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.”

— 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…

— Richard Paul Evans

I am facing the most difficult thing of my life, my own greatest failure.

— Richard Paul Evans