“No matter how hard they try, they'll never create anything so perfectly beautiful as what plays out in my own imagination.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“The effects of loss are acute, and unique to each individual. Not everyone mourns in the same way, but everyone mourns.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“What a grim feeling it is to come across a written line so exceptionally inspiring that your first reaction is, 'Criminy, why… — 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
“Do not be afraid to work hard. There is great joy and satisfaction to be gained in the doing and accomplishing of… — 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
“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
“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
“Remember this—the journey is part of the dream. Whatever it is you're chasing, so long as you are actively moving in the… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“No misery compares to staring at a clear night's sky with arms stretched toward a coveted star, wishing on what is forever… — 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
“Every now and then I sit and watch the sun rise to remind myself how it's done—peacefully, steadily, warmly, and in beautiful… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“This thing that troubles you is only one small part of your life. Don't allow it to be all-consuming when there's so… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Though I may accumulate a great deal of riches in this world, it is only my wealth of knowledge, talents, and emotional… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Sorrow on another's face often looks like coldness, bitterness, resentment, unfriendliness, apathy, disdain, or disinterest when it is in truth purely sadness.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“To fight discouragement, remind yourself of the basics: I can write. I have the opportunity to do so. I love what I… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Through sheer volume of passing days you will travel a great distance in your lifetime. Imagine where you might stand if your… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Choose to be good and kind and tolerant regardless of the situation or who's involved, because life is more a matter of… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“One of the most critical decisions made in life is choosing with whom to spend your time. For it is those close… — 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
“Life is not about having perfect days. Life is not about handling days perfectly. Life is about perfecting one’s character through the… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Art and the artist meet in stages, slowly revealing themselves until both are satisfied with what the other has become.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Friends make everything easier. If you want to succeed at a challenge, involve your friends. They have an amazing capacity to lighten… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Truly, there is magic in fairy tales. For it takes but a simply-uttered 'Once upon a time...' to allure and spellbind an… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“ Be nice. Be good. Be happy. If people everywhere were to keep to this simple creed, there'd be few problems left… — 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… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Far more important than the tribulations and heartaches, the thrills, merriment, and pleasures of life is what you learn from it all.… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Fear is not respect. It is but a conniving, little weasel next to that mighty lion. They are a far, far cry… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“You may be the only person left who believes in you, but it's enough. It takes just one star to pierce a… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I love you because you loved me first. Yet you love me, saying I loved you first. Funny, our love thrives believing… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Find much to be grateful for in every day. Doing so will not only enrich your life, it will bless those around… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“When a child truly understands his grand potential, he looks to the stars not simply to make a wish but to chart… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“A sunrise is a wondrous marvel, but in reality the sun never rises. It is the earth that rotates to face the… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Seemingly insignificant choices are like seemingly trivial seeds. Once planted, they root and grow and spread into something tremendous. Imagine the prickly… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Often we withhold our affections, waiting first for love to be extended to us. The irony is that we are loved for… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Thanks, Ian, but sometimes there’s just nothing you can do.” Her feet moved forward again towards the center of Lacsar Forest. “That’s… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“The moment a person feels he has nothing left to learn is the moment life prepares to hit him hard enough to… — 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
