“Closed books are like closed eyes—you must open them to see anything.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Out of all the magic words in existence, kind words produce the most powerful transformation spells.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“It's too bad we're not all teddy bears. More stuffing would only make us cuter and cuddlier.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Every sunrise is an invitation for us to arise and brighten someone's day.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Dress yourself in the silks of benevolence because kindness makes you beautiful.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“The spirit of Christmas is a sweet, internal peace that testifies of the power of kindness and charity.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Nothing else has the power to calm, comfort, and care for you better than home.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“It seems my heart is made of tissue paper; I wish the world would handle it more delicately.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Yes, happiness is dependent upon misery. For we all feel a swell of happiness after our circumstances improve from a misery recently… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Sometimes it feels as if God set you on Earth with a bottle full of nasty-tasting pills called days and these instructions:… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“No one is born a sprinter. We all learn to push ourselves up from the floor and then balance before taking that… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Life requires us to do things anyway, despite what sort of fear or monster or tragedy or suffering lurks behind that anyway. ” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Silly little monster” all would say. They’d scratch its head and turn away until it snatched their tiny noses. They couldn’t even… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Your opponent's wrong doesn't automatically make you right. Most fights aren't about who's right; they are contention over degrees of wrongness.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“To be a rainbow in someone’s cloud is commendable, but I prefer to be the rain because it dampens cheeks and washes… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Every once in a while God allows you to stub your toe as a kind reminder to be grateful for the miraculous… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“The pleasures of being a novelist are many. But the greatest by far is the manner in which I live through my… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“You don't do kind deeds expecting kindness in return. You don't do kind deeds because you deem the recipient worthy. You do… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Rain is a lullaby heard through a thick, isolating blanket of clouds. It is the tinkling harp of water droplets; a moist… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I love snowflakes simply for the reason that each one is unique—nonidentical to zillions of crystalized counterparts. It's a difficult notion to… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Trying to fix the shortcoming of others while ignoring your own flaws results in little if no improvement―not to mention bitter feelings.… — 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
“There are days when writing is within my power and a story unfolds along a course I've already chosen. And then there are… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“It is said that you can't write without a reader. The opposite holds true as well; you can't read without a writer.… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“My spirit mirrors the radiance of a clear, blue sky. With closed eyes I lift my face and smile, warmed from the… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Someone described a writer's world as tormented, and I had to laugh. A tormented writer? I personally wouldn't have put those two… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“One smile has the power to... Calm fears. Soften stone walls. Warm a cold heart. Invite a new friend. Mimic a loving… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“When you begin to care too much about what everyone else says, your confidence shrinks and you start to feel like insignificant,… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“ Of Woman and Chocolate "Chocolate shares both the bitter and the sweet. Chocolate melts away all cares, coating the heart while… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“The calling that has been thrust upon you is likewise as demanding and daunting. I understand how you feel, believe me. But… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Love by the sweat of thy brow. Not through whispered words of hollow sound or lofty dreams ne’er substance bound that more… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“ My Floating Sea " "Pastel colors reflect in my opening eyes and draw my gaze to a horizon where the waters… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Laughing in the face of danger doesn't negate the fear, it simply enables you to smile at it.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“The moon is my fear. The sun is my heart afire. The stars, my love songs.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Why is the eye considered a reliable judge when it knows nothing of love or intelligence?” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Doing nothing accomplishes nothing, gains nothing, changes nothing, and wins nothing. You have to make a move.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Sometimes while gazing at the night sky, I imagine stars looking down making wishes on the brightest of us.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“You cannot know what I do not tell you, yet you will be judged harshly for not knowing.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Kisses are a means to plant on another's lips a smile glossed with happiness.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Reality is a background so painted over by our own perceptions that every eye sees the world differently.” — 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
![“In my lifetime I have witnessed far too many miracles to believe in impossibilities, and so I am officially modifying the definition. im·pos·si·ble [im- pos -uh-buhl] Old definition: Unable to be done. New definition: Unable to be ignored until done.” quote by Richelle E. Goodrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ebb/richelle-e-goodrich-180_definition_in-my-lifetime-i-have-witnessed-far-too_1295973.jpg)
