“Laugh as if it's funny, embrace as if it's love, and smile anyway.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Extraordinary power exists in a trial of patience. Few endure their trials well enough to discover this.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Sometimes a problem isn’t really a problem but the solution in disguise.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Observe the Lord’s Day as he would have you, and perhaps He will observe your days as you would have Him.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“It is in the midst of laughter that our perspective alters and we realize this trying life can still be enjoyed.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Of course I want the moon. And were you to offer it, I'd propose as a trade the stars in my eyes.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Walk with me for a while, my friend—you in my shoes, I in yours—and then let us talk.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I love writing poetry because it's pretty. I love writing pretty.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“What do you mean I have to wait for someone's approval? I'm someone. I approve. So I give myself permission to move… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Had she any respect for him at all, his words would've affected her. But no value accompanies comments spewed from the mouth… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“When I ask you to be my valentine, I’m not asking you to love me. I’m simply asking you to accept tokens… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“We try new things with open minds. Mistakes, they come and go. Attempting what we cannot do Is how we learn and… — 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… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I always envisioned myself as traveling the ocean of life in a rowboat where my mother was one oar and my father,… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I will admit you are the finest if not the loveliest rose in the garden. But you see, my dear, I was… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Kindness is a magical spell—performed by enlightened beings—meant to enchant hearts and lift weary souls that they might fly.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“My goals may seem impossibly far-fetched when really they're not. Break them down into steps and see how I accomplish great things.… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Marriage is a million piece puzzle, a pristine and exciting pursuit at the beginning that gradually becomes a daunting task, usually more… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Many people believe they have found the key to Heaven's gate, not realizing that there is no key hole. It is a… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Teach me to sing and recite, To whistle and jingle and strum. Teach me to color and paint, To sculpt and weave… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Lavender lilies all dotted with spots. Sun-yellow daffodils clustered in pots. Blue morning-glories climb trellises high. Powder-white asters like stars in the… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“When you do fall in love with me, Eena, I don’t want it to be because I gave into your demands, but… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Mothers were meant to love us unconditionally, to understand our moments of stupidity, to reprimand us for lame excuses while yet acknowledging… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“If only you would kiss me. Press your lips to mine like a searing iron. Wrap me in your arms as if… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“He made a commitment, Eena.” “And you believe this commitment ,” she spoke the word detestably, “is more important than true love?”… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Her eyes shifted to me, piercing my soul in the process. “Your troubles are temporary, Miss Annabelle. You will grow and mature… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I understand it was Derian who spoiled everything. He purposefully tainted your view of me and forced you to go along with… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“My pain builds like storm clouds―massive, dark, and heavy with teardrops. Moisture falls torrential as if my world is a violent, eternal… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I never knew what Mother knowed, Like how a thread and needle sewed, And how a kiss healed boo-boos fast. Why family… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I squinted at the western sky behind Thaddeus, a blood-red smear melting into blackness. Twisting my neck, I glanced in the opposite… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Why don’t you just spit it out?” she said sharply. “Just say what I know you’re dying to say— ‘Eena, I told… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“When the girl didn’t move, Gavin summoned her near with his fingers. His heart thrummed as she obeyed, stepping up close to… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“The crazy thing about poetry is how its simplicity makes it complicated.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“True greatness demands humility; the journey draws it from your struggling soul.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Who cares who's right or wrong when the last word is a kind apology?” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Compassion only plagues those with hearts, much like a field of thorns only troubles those who bleed.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Trials are indeed opportunities to seek God’s helping hand.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Four-letter words have always offended me. I cringe at hearing them. Can't, don't, and won't are the worst.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Christmas, when observed with the right spirit, still has the power to call miracles from Heaven to Earth.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“If you plan to build walls around me, know this—I will walk through them.” — 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
