The smells of Christmas are the smells of childhood [p. 53] — Richard Paul Evans Childhood Copy Share Image
“I've found that when someone is beautiful on the outside, but spiritually dark inside, all that outer beauty is just lipstick on… — Richard Paul Evans Beauty Copy Share Image
There are none so impoverished as those who do not acknowledge the abundance of their lives — Richard Paul Evans Abundance Copy Share Image
It's our memories that make us who we are. Without them, we're nothing. If that means we have to hurt sometimes, it's… — Richard Paul Evans Hurt Copy Share Image
At one time in my career, Barnes and Noble bookstores categorized my books as religious fiction. — Richard Paul Evans Book Copy Share Image
“I'm no one important or famous, no matter. It is better to be loved by one person who knows your soul than… — Richard Paul Evans Famous Copy Share Image
“Simply stated, earth is a school-a divine educational process custom-fit to each of us.” — Richard Paul Evans Earth Copy Share Image
So much of young adult literature has turned dark, almost pathological. It's almost as if there is a race to see who… — Richard Paul Evans Adults Copy Share Image
If the errors of my life have profited me one great truth it is this: believe. Believe in your destiny and the… — Richard Paul Evans Arrows Copy Share Image
Some people in this world have stopped looking for beauty, then wonder why their lives are so ugly. Don't be like them.… — Richard Paul Evans Ability Copy Share Image
“There's a big difference between us. I write non-fiction, you write fiction. I write truths that tell lies. You write lies that… — Richard Paul Evans Truth Copy Share Image
As a boy I heard this story in church. A man was patching a pitched roof of a tall building when he… — Richard Paul Evans Being the best Copy Share Image
I am facing the most difficult thing of my life, my own greatest failure. — Richard Paul Evans Difficult Copy Share Image
Don't try to write what other people are writing - write what is true to you. — Richard Paul Evans People Copy Share Image
No,' he said, 'you only have to live long enough to inspire others to do great things. — Richard Paul Evans Enough Copy Share Image
Raising or caring for children requires sacrifice and service, which, I believe, heals us from the destructive forces of self-centeredness. — Richard Paul Evans Believe Copy Share Image
People aren't wired to be alone. Even in the stressful population of prison, solitary confinement is still considered a cruel punishment. — Richard Paul Evans Confinement Copy Share Image
“Our culture's quest to hide death behind a facade of denial has made fools and pretended immortals of us all. Perhaps it… — Richard Paul Evans Adventure Copy Share Image
I have learned that real angels don't have gossamer white robes and Cherubic skin, they have calloused hands and smell of the… — Richard Paul Evans Angel Copy Share Image
Some people were born to work for others. Not in a mindless, servile-way--rather they simply work better in a set regimen of… — Richard Paul Evans Born Copy Share Image
“Under the right circumstances, a tiny spark can grow into an inferno that can overcome an entire city. So can an idea.” — Richard Paul Evans Idea Copy Share Image
Could it be that to truly love a thing is not to desire it, but to desire happiness for it? — Richard Paul Evans Desire Copy Share Image
“Their life is a lie. I would rather live an honest life than an admired lie.” — Richard Paul Evans Life Copy Share Image