--- title: "311 Richard Paul Evans Quotes - Famous Novelist (The Carousel: a novel)" description: "Richard Paul Evans quotes about memory, forgiveness, and inner versus outer beauty." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-richard-paul-evans-1002.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-richard-paul-evans-1002.jpg) # Richard Paul Evans (1962) Novelist United States **311** quotes in **964** categories The smell of Christmas brings back childhood memories, and the author says those memories shape who we are. He warns that holding onto unforgiveness can trap us, while true worth comes from inner kindness, not outer beauty or fame. He also notes that the first step of any adventure feels the longest. Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Richard Paul Evans is a novelist from the United States, best known for *The Carousel: a novel*. ## Quick Facts About Richard Paul Evans Born October 11, 1962 Nationality United States Profession Novelist Notable works The Carousel: a novel ## About Richard Paul Evans Richard Paul Evans is an American author best known for The Christmas Box and the Michael Vey series. ## Quotes by Richard Paul Evans > [Life is not yours to take.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/life-is-not-yours-to-take/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a8/richard-paul-evans-1002_life_life-is-not-yours-to-take-2678145_2678145.png) > [Regret is the most tiresome of companions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/regret-is-the-most-tiresome-of-companions/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Companion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/companion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c38/richard-paul-evans-1002_companion_regret-is-the-most-tiresome-of-companion_2170092.png) > [I'm a humble guy, okay?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/i-m-a-humble-guy-okay/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f12/richard-paul-evans-1002_guy_i-m-a-humble-guy-okay-3130480_3130480.png) > [“One day McKenna got hot enough”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/one-day-mckenna-got-hot-enough/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ab/richard-paul-evans-1002_quote_one-day-mckenna-got-hot-enough-488591_488591.png) > [I have Tourettes syndrome.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/i-have-tourettes-syndrome/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba8/richard-paul-evans-1002_syndrome_i-have-tourettes-syndrome-2200502_2200502.png) > [Only those who never step, never stumble.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/only-those-who-never-step-never-stumble/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Challenges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/challenges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/634/richard-paul-evans-1002_challenges_only-those-who-never-step-never-stumble_879576.png) > [Books are the most tolerant of friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/books-are-the-most-tolerant-of-friends/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c79/richard-paul-evans-1002_book_books-are-the-most-tolerant-of-friends-2_231641.png) > [“Jade Dragon will go.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/jade-dragon-will-go/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Dragon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dragon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/542/richard-paul-evans-1002_dragon_jade-dragon-will-go-1035813_1035813.png) > [We all arrive on Earth with a round-trip ticket.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/we-all-arrive-on-earth-with-a-round-trip-ticket/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Earth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/earth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa4/richard-paul-evans-1002_earth_we-all-arrive-on-earth-with-a-round-trip_1140281.png) > [“We all swim deep in the river of our ancestry.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/we-all-swim-deep-in-the-river-of-our-ancestry/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Ancestry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ancestry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9a/richard-paul-evans-1002_ancestry_we-all-swim-deep-in-the-river-of-our-anc_2027316.png) > [Often times, the greatest peace comes of surrender.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/often-times-the-greatest-peace-comes-of-surrender/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Peace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/peace/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/180/richard-paul-evans-1002_peace_often-times-the-greatest-peace-comes-of_1695115.png) > [Love is never convenient-and rarely painless](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/love-is-never-convenient-and-rarely-painless/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec3/richard-paul-evans-1002_love_love-is-never-convenient-and-rarely-pain_558067.png) > [When I think of God I feel like an ant crawling into a computer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/when-i-think-of-god-i-feel-like-an-ant-crawling-into-a-computer/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Ants](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ants/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c31/richard-paul-evans-1002_ants_when-i-think-of-god-i-feel-like-an-ant-c_532836.png) > [Small kindnesses often, unintentionally, produce the biggest payoffs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/small-kindnesses-often-unintentionally-produce-the-biggest-payoffs/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Kindness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kindness/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b15/richard-paul-evans-1002_kindness_small-kindnesses-often-unintentionally-p_2485887.png) > [The truest indication of gratitude is to return what you are grateful for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/the-truest-indication-of-gratitude-is-to-return-what-you-are-grateful/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Grateful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/grateful/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2c/richard-paul-evans-1002_grateful_the-truest-indication-of-gratitude-is-to_1598911.png) > [The first casualty of hitting rock bottom is vanity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/the-first-casualty-of-hitting-rock-bottom-is-vanity/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0b/richard-paul-evans-1002_bottom_the-first-casualty-of-hitting-rock-botto_2409016.png) > [“We do not succeed in spite of our obstacles and challenges. We succeed precisely because of them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/we-do-not-succeed-in-spite-of-our-obstacles-and-challenges-we-succeed/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Adversity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adversity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a9/richard-paul-evans-1002_adversity_we-do-not-succeed-in-spite-of-our-obstac_1281211.png) > [I've wondered why the famous congregate with each other. Perhaps it's to assure each other that they really are as important as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/i-ve-wondered-why-the-famous-congregate-with-each-other-perhaps-it-s/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be9/richard-paul-evans-1002_famous_i-ve-wondered-why-the-famous-congregate_2855456.png) > [In the beginning, I had considered these stops on my journey as interruptions - but I'm coming to understand that perhaps these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/in-the-beginning-i-had-considered-these-stops-on-my-journey-as/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Detours](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/detours/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5a/richard-paul-evans-1002_detours_in-the-beginning-i-had-considered-these_1553351.png) > [Sunsets, like childhood, are viewed with wonder not just because they are beautiful but because they are fleeting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/sunsets-like-childhood-are-viewed-with-wonder-not-just-because-they/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Beautiful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beautiful/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/869/richard-paul-evans-1002_beautiful_sunsets-like-childhood-are-viewed-with-w_2495547.png) > [“The law of centrifugal force seems to be as true for the human condition as it is for the Newtonian mechanics. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/the-law-of-centrifugal-force-seems-to-be-as-true-for-the-human/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77b/richard-paul-evans-1002_busy_the-law-of-centrifugal-force-seems-to-be_701775.png) > [“I've found that when someone is beautiful on the outside, but spiritually dark inside, all that outer beauty is just lipstick on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/i-ve-found-that-when-someone-is-beautiful-on-the-outside-but/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Beauty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beauty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0df/richard-paul-evans-1002_beauty_i-ve-found-that-when-someone-is-beautifu_48160.png) > [“Broken vows are like broken mirrors. They leave those who held to them bleeding and staring at fractured images of themselves. (pg. 161)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/broken-vows-are-like-broken-mirrors-they-leave-those-who-held-to-them-2/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Broken hearted](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/broken-hearted/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cac/richard-paul-evans-1002_broken-hearted_broken-vows-are-like-broken-mirrors-they_1892515.png) > [“It's not always wrong to quit. We should never hold onto a mistake just because we spent a lot of time making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/it-s-not-always-wrong-to-quit-we-should-never-hold-onto-a-mistake/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Failure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/failure/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12f/richard-paul-evans-1002_failure_it-s-not-always-wrong-to-quit-we-should_2993629.png) > [Love never gives in or up, holding tight to lofty ideals that transcend this earth and time, while its counterfeit simply concludes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/love-never-gives-in-or-up-holding-tight-to-lofty-ideals-that/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c5/richard-paul-evans-1002_counterfeit_love-never-gives-in-or-up-holding-tight_2204283.jpg) > [“Yes, she’s fine. She’s rereading one of your books. There’s not many authors she likes, so if there’s nothing new, she just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/yes-she-s-fine-she-s-rereading-one-of-your-books-there-s-not-many/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26b/richard-paul-evans-1002_books_yes-she-s-fine-she-s-rereading-one-of-yo_1590165.png) > [We can spend our days bemoaning our losses, or we can grow from them. Ultimately the choice is ours. We can be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/we-can-spend-our-days-bemoaning-our-losses-or-we-can-grow-from-them/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Choice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/choice/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ec/richard-paul-evans-1002_choice_we-can-spend-our-days-bemoaning-our-loss_1543860.png) > [Some people were born to work for others. Not in a mindless, servile-way--rather they simply work better in a set regimen of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/some-people-were-born-to-work-for-others-not-in-a-mindless-servile/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e8/richard-paul-evans-1002_born_some-people-were-born-to-work-for-others_152651.png) > [“The past makes a good bishop but a poor king…it's good to take counsel from the past but not to be ruled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/the-past-makes-a-good-bishop-but-a-poor-king-it-s-good-to-take/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Bishop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bishop/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/053/richard-paul-evans-1002_bishop_the-past-makes-a-good-bishop-but-a-poor_1456162.png) > [“It is not the ability to walk that pleases God, it is the desire to walk. The desire to do the right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/it-is-not-the-ability-to-walk-that-pleases-god-it-is-the-desire-to/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64c/richard-paul-evans-1002_measure-of-a-man_it-is-not-the-ability-to-walk-that-pleas_3223790.png) > [“I believe it's after the honeymoon ends that true love begins. It's in the hard times that the greater virtues of love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/i-believe-it-s-after-the-honeymoon-ends-that-true-love-begins-it-s-in/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Hard time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hard-time/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cce/richard-paul-evans-1002_hard-time_i-believe-it-s-after-the-honeymoon-ends_459228.png) > [“We plan our lives in long, unbroken stretches that intersect our dreams the way highways connect the city dots on a road…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/we-plan-our-lives-in-long-unbroken-stretches-that-intersect-our-2/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Dreams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b22/richard-paul-evans-1002_dreams_we-plan-our-lives-in-long-unbroken-stret_2214584.png) > [“So I've been thinking. Do you believe there's a hell?" "Sure. Doesn't everybody?" "Well, what if this is hell, but we just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/so-i-ve-been-thinking-do-you-believe-there-s-a-hell-sure-doesn-t/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99a/richard-paul-evans-1002_good_so-i-ve-been-thinking-do-you-believe-the_2173132.png) > [“We live in a world that’s always making us work for love. It’s cause and effect. That’s the story of my childhood.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/we-live-in-a-world-that-s-always-making-us-work-for-love-it-s-cause-2/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Cause and effect](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cause-and-effect/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/920/richard-paul-evans-1002_cause-and-effect_we-live-in-a-world-that-s-always-making_2930077.png) > [“For the third time since I began, my walk has been delayed. In the beginning, I had considered these stops on my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/for-the-third-time-since-i-began-my-walk-has-been-delayed-in-the/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e97/richard-paul-evans-1002_delayed_for-the-third-time-since-i-began-my-walk_967931.jpg) > [“I have found that the people who shout their opinion the loudest are usually the ones most insecure in their position. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/i-have-found-that-the-people-who-shout-their-opinion-the-loudest-are/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Miles to go](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/miles-to-go/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/071/richard-paul-evans-1002_miles-to-go_i-have-found-that-the-people-who-shout-t_1735922.jpg) > [“Soon I will sleep. What shall I dream of, my love? I will dream of you, of course. And I will dream…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/soon-i-will-sleep-what-shall-i-dream-of-my-love-i-will-dream-of-you/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Dream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dream/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d6/richard-paul-evans-1002_dream_soon-i-will-sleep-what-shall-i-dream-of_268958.jpg) > [There are far too many people for us to think about each of them during our short stay on earth—like the thousands…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/there-are-far-too-many-people-for-us-to-think-about-each-of-them/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/595/richard-paul-evans-1002_afternoon_there-are-far-too-many-people-for-us-to_1848779.png) > [Dance. Dance for the joy and breath of childhood. Dance for all children, including that child who is still somewhere entombed beneath…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/dance-dance-for-the-joy-and-breath-of-childhood-dance-for-all/) [Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/) [Adulthood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adulthood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22b/richard-paul-evans-1002_adulthood_dance-dance-for-the-joy-and-breath-of-ch_2715672.png) > [“You want to know what hell is? What brimstone and burining really is?" 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