“Time is a power of its own, and it may be the only power by which some miracles come to pass.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Happiness is feeling confident that the god of this universe is pleased with the things you say and do.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Rest assured you make perfectly good nonsense. I understand you one-hundred-percent not at all.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Barking at people earns their respect about as effectively as staring into the sun improves your vision.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Most people don't accept that they are an influence either improving or damaging others.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
The most common lie uttered without thought, sincerity, resolve, or guilt: I love you. — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“There would be no cloud-nine days without rock-bottom moments left below.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Meanness is a monster that usurps your self-control because you cowardly allow it to conquer you.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Gratitude doesn't change the scenery. It merely washes clean the glass you look through so you can clearly see the colors.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Happiness isn't reserved for privileged individuals. It is a state of mind that can neither be bought nor stolen nor traded; it… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Don't give up. I know you've made a thousand attempts to reach your goal, but look at it this way: after repeatedly… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“You are the one star I wish upon nightly, praying your glory will fall from the heavens and land in my undeserving… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Within the blinding mists it is hard to seek out any source of light. But there is absolutely light to be found;… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Life is a voyage across troubled waters where our days are often spent clinging to the top of the highest mast, scouting… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“You made a choice—a single choice. How neat to think you may have opened the door to a wondrous future without knowing.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Act like you care. Pray like you care. Speak, smile, reach out, and live like you care. The point is to make… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“They urge us to study our history that we might learn from past tragedies and errors. But sometimes I think it's actually… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Having this, we want that. Owning some, we want more. Standing here, we wish to be there. If it's impossible, we struggle… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Ha ha ha ha! Tee-hee-hee! Mwa-ha mwa-ha! Kee kee kee! Ho ho ho ho! Haw-hee-haw! Heh heh heh heh! Gah guffaw! Hoo… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“We try so hard to instruct our children in all the right things―teaching good from bad, explaining choices and consequences―when in reality… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Perhaps, if you weren't so busy regarding my shortcomings, you'd find that I do possess redeeming qualities, discreet as they may be.… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Work is part of the equation for learning. Work is part of the equation for growing. Work is part of the equation… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“God cries for us in the same way we cry for others. His tears most often spill over for the pain and… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“As a writer, you must truly possess a love for words." "Yes, that's right," I agreed. "I've noticed that some authors favor… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“The hours spent forming a written work can make one obsessive, distracted, compulsive, and neurotic even, especially when it comes to those… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“My fingers combed through my dark hair, short and straight, landing in choppy, uneven ends nearly level with my chin. The color… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Dark feelings churn inside me, weighing my spirit as if gray clouds were emptying their cold, drenching contents into my being. I… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Not every day is awful. Not every day is good. Despite the way the hours pass, I’m living like I should. Not… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“The sign of a good leader is easy to recognize, though it is hardly ever seen. For the greatest leaders are those… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“WRITER'S NIGHTMARE" "I felt a grip on my arm that shook my body, forcefully pulling me toward a tunnel of darkness. … — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“You didn’t slay a werewolf,” I breathed before repeating the words louder. “You did not slay a werewolf, Thaddeus.” “Oh, but I… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“If you were not so gentle, If you were hard to please, If you were never patient And always ill at ease,… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“True love asks no question of the heart. It knows with surety.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Sipping tea with glee beneath a gooseberry tree. I wish Alice were here. Oh, my dear, do not fear, she will be.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I settle into my imagination so that I might be someone when the real world tells me I'm no one.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“It is a fight to let go of a past that refuses to withdraw its sticky tentacles from your present.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Vultures pick the meat clean off a bone. Guilt eats at the marrow, leaving a man hollow.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“ M others O ffer T heir H earts as an E ternal R esting S pot” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I can overlook the lie; what's harder to ignore is the grotesque way it has marred your character.” — 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
“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
“Two powerful, little words I've learned to use when facing challenges, fears, and doubts— so what? ” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“ 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
“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
“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
“Memories of past. Heartaches of old. Courage of brass. Lessons of gold.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“You made a choice—a single choice. How neat to think you may have opened the door to a wondrous future without knowing.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“The key to valuing something is to lose it and then realize how rare it was—after which you pray like mad to regain what… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
“Rather than critique people, try admiring God’s creative handiwork.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share
