“Sympathy is imagining the pain. Empathy is having suffered through it first.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“The world is full of opinions. But I am not searching for opinions, I'm searching for truths.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Christmas is a whisper of peace and a sigh of hope on the lips of love.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Birthdays were made for going wild over the people we think are amazing.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Love is not complicated—just smile, hug, kiss, be kind, and repeat.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Forgiving yourself can prove as difficult as licking a scab off your elbow.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Only a fool believes that his actions don't shape the world.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Annoyances are strangely not so annoying when the person responsible has endeared himself to you.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Minutes turn into hours that add up to days amounting to weeks that become months melting into years accumulating for decades to… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“There are far too many silent sufferers. Not because they don't yearn to reach out, but because they've tried and found no… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“A moment of torture feels like an eternity, while an eternity of joy passes in a moment. Perhaps time is naught but… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Funny thing how when you reach out, people tend to reach right back. Best, then, to make sure your hand is open… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Real? Real depends upon your perspective, Annabelle. People never see life exactly the same way. The world is what you think it… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Moisture falls from the sky, cleansing the world and sustaining precious life. But it's the gloom—the cold, dark air—that receives notice. We… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“The only thing you can justifiably claim that life owes you is an equal measure of what you have given out. And… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I saw a man climb a mountain with no feet or hands and barely a stump for each arm and leg. At… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“ Oh, Man in the Moon " "Oh, man in the moon, send an evening star to wink at my dreary eyes,… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Fear confronted me, and I stood paralyzed. He seemed a formidable, abiding presence. Then a voice whispered, “Fear not.” Fear not, I… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Lying is wrong. When you tell a lie for the sake of sparing someone's feelings it is not suddenly right, but it… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“What would it be like to live as a butterfly, being admired by the world for your color and beauty and grace?… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“So you want to improve the world? Then do it. To the next person who crosses your path, say something kind, do… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“It may not be fair that people make judgments so quickly, usually within a few seconds of observation, but it's unrealistic to… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“The road of life is paved with daily successes, a great number of them penny and nickle triumphs. Sadly, these little feats… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“It is a difficult thing―if not impossible―to forgive oneself for foolish errors, not for trampling a life or goring another with sharp… — 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
“Stop tormenting Derian.” “Me?” Edgar gaped at her with a clearly fake look of innocence. “Yes, you.” “And what about you? When… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“The watchful Mishmorat commented while waiting, contemplating Eena’s bare back. “Your people are so plain and pale.” “Oh?” Eena kinked her neck… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Many of us draw lines which we intend never to cross. But life tests our resolve, mercilessly at times, and a foot… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Thoughts, quotes, and philosophies—good or bad—cause us to evaluate ourselves. And that is good.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“It is to our own detriment that we underestimate the might of small and simple things.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Children harbor a great many doubts and sorrows that could be eased by a loving hug from a parent.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Mothers give us life, love, and the heartfelt inclination to cry 'I want my mommy' no matter how old we get.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Happiness is simply a habit of looking on the brighter side of everything.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I'm a sucker for curiosity's whims. Does that make me a cat person?” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I can't force your lips to smile, but I can show them how easily mine do.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“If you mess with dragons, you will get burned. Don’t say no one warned you.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Every birthday celebrates a life because every life is important.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Kindness is going out of your way to perform favors regarded as wonderful by the recipient.” — 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
