“Learning to breathe fire isn’t nearly as extraordinary as learning to breathe a word of kindness.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“You need tell me nothing; I already know your heart. Through your simplest choices you've given yourself away.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Nothing in this world compares to the comfort and security of having someone just hold your hand.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“The day you were born Heaven wept at its great loss, Earth joyed at its gain.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“The least effort is the feat most likely to be accomplished.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Night helps us appreciate daylight, while lengthy days make us yearn for a good stretch of night.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Sometimes poets expect me to think far deeper than I'm willing to dig.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“It seems there is more interest in sunsets than sunrises. Perhaps because innately we fear the dark.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Afraid of offending with an off word or the slightest insensitivity, I keep an unobtrusive and silent distance. Nevertheless, my pursed lips… — 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
“It's a sweet thing to sit quietly in the early-morning darkness and talk to God for a while. It's amazing what you… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Remembering our loved ones is breathing life into their fading images, that we might once more see their faces and pass along… — 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
“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
“Be thankful for your allotment in an imperfect world. Though better circumstances can be imagined, far worse are nearer misses than you… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“The interruption did nothing but earn her a similar slap, as I’m sure she knew it would. Sometimes I wondered if my… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Flames burn so long as they are fed. Rivers rage so long as it rains. The sun rises so long as the… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I like bubbles in everything. I respect the power of silence. In cold or warm weather I favor a mug of hot… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Authors always carry a means for scribbling and an excuse for pausing, often inopportunely, to record those fleeting sparks of creative fancy… — 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
“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
“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
“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
“Vengeance is a monster of appetite, forever bloodthirsty and never filled.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Comparisons are like rigid fingers—eager to point at a subject but unwilling to grasp it.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Dreams become reality once the dreamer goes beyond imagining and acts them out.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“If life is a stage and you are your own agent, then don’t hesitate to play the character you wish to play.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Tomorrow is an illusion suggesting that another chance always exists. It is a dangerously false illusion.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Your life is not a simulation; it's the real game. Play wisely.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Like yeast, it’s impressive how considerably an ounce of determination can make one’s efforts grow and expand.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Time passes... and a billion lives are affected in ways we’ll never know.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Few realize how loud their expressions really are. Be kind with what you wordlessly say.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Children rarely follow parental advice unless it is acted out repeatedly. It’s called being an example.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I laugh for sheer medicinal purposes; because I feel I might die otherwise.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Laughing in my ear is a muse amused by how I paint her whims on paper with silly words.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Your life is a personal lesson. For everyone else it is a loud example.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Hindsight is always easier than the dreadful moment of decision.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I live in two unique worlds, traveling between both with just the opening or closing of my eyes.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Life is a walk through the forest. Don't fear the trees, fear what lurks behind 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
“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