“Sadness is the heart withdrawing to seek shelter from the pain.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Life is hard and unfair. It is cruel and heartless, painful, trying, disappointing, unapologetic, and frequently downright awful. But that's not important.… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“A society built upon a foundation of vengeance is a society doomed to destroy itself.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Maybe Christmas is more than a day to receive. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, is a day to believe.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Never judge another knight without first knowing the strength and cunning of the dragons he fights.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Happiness is seeing blessings in disguise, beauty under camouflage, and love amid conflict.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“A person's needs are met, and his appetite subsides. A person's wants are met, and his thirst swells greedily without end.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“To love is to accept a soul entirely, not wishing that the person was otherwise, nor hoping for change, nor clinging to… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“In my lifetime I have witnessed far too many miracles to believe in impossibilities, and so I am officially modifying the definition.… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Only a fool believes that his actions don't shape the world.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I might be tempted to socialize more if the conversations taking place around me were half as interesting as the dialogue going… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Things always appear clear and simple from behind glass. It is in the thick of tribulations that blurring details arise, complicating my… — 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
“The day you were born Heaven wept at its great loss, Earth joyed at its gain.” — 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
“Beauty exists, even in unlikely places. The key isn't to open your eyes but to open your heart.” — 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
“Some birthdays make you happy. Some birthdays bring you down. Some birthdays make you jump for joy While others paint a frown.… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Kiss a frog with your eyes wide open. If he turns into a prince you won't miss the transformation, but if he… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Smile wide to receive many smiles in return. But if you want a good laugh, smirk like a wicked, little imp and… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Employing your imagination is the first step to the fulfillment of any dream.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“It’s simply this: the Irish kiss, a snog o’ bliss, be blessed luck from any miss.” — 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
“Every heart has a layer of sadness, whether deeply buried or covering the surface for all to see.” — 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 Image
“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 Image
“Two powerful, little words I've learned to use when facing challenges, fears, and doubts— so what? ” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“ 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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“Memories of past. Heartaches of old. Courage of brass. Lessons of gold.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
