“I prefer to solve the world's problems. They never seem as complicated as my own.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Friends are those crazy people who keep coming back, in spite of being exposed to the real you.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“A real treasure becomes such only after it's been desperately sought after.” — 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
“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
“Sometimes a problem isn’t really a problem but the solution in disguise.” — 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
“True greatness demands humility; the journey draws it from your struggling soul.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Don't underestimate the power of friendship. Those bonds are tight stitches that close up the holes you might otherwise fall through.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“It's advice, not a commandment. Don't swallow it whole until you're absolutely sure you've been given good, healthy advice.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Why is it that at the very moment I need to appear graceful I stumble and fall like a klutz, as though… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Life isn't all grand, but it isn't all miserable either. There's both sweet and sour in every day. So why focus on… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“There are things that make no sense, that seem unreal, that can’t be grasped or understood or explained, that maybe don’t even… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“A person's needs are met, and his appetite subsides. A person's wants are met, and his thirst swells greedily without end.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Don't judge too harshly, for if your weaknesses were to be placed under your footsteps, most likely you would stumble and fall… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“If I could have one friend, just one in all the world, I know that I would not seek out a boy… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“My shoulders, broad and sculpted thick, were designed for two useful purposes. The one, to carry heavy loads like cedar logs and… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Just say “I’m sorry.” It’s not a tongue twister. It does not need repeating multiple times. The phrase is simple and short,… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“A kiss says it all— I like you. I love you. I need you. I want you. I value you. I fancy… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“To love is to accept a soul entirely, not wishing that the person was otherwise, nor hoping for change, nor clinging to… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“If you feel like a nearly-drowned rat that’s been dragged through the mud, all twisted up inside your mother’s borrowed, prized quilt,… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Frozen yogurt is tastier than ice cream; nobody is too old for cartoons; bald men are sexy; chocolate is the best medicine;… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“My mother does not own my hands, though she works hard to train them. My mother does not own my eyes, though… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“A wish is the link between what is and what could be . It is a vine woven into a bridge between… — 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… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“What if stars were the glimmering tears of a giant, welling in his cheeks, waiting to fall at the first tender stroke… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I think in the heart of every human being there burns an ember of hope that warmly entices us to believe everything… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“ The Devil's Rose You would never take a rose from a beast. If his callous hand were to hold out a… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I was breaking down, wanting to fade away and cry, yet I feared ever being invisible again. My head lowered to conceal… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Eena turned aside, breathing shallowly as her mind raced with questions. She was glad he couldn’t read the confusion that swooped her… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Life has moments that feel as if the sun has blackened to tar and the entire world turned to ice. It feels… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I'm not saying that I think one man is better than the other. I'm not saying that either is kinder or wiser… — 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
“The crazy thing about poetry is how its simplicity makes it complicated.” — 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
“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
