“Sometimes our cruelest acts come not from meaning to do wrong but from not trying hard enough not to.” — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
It was the first time that I had ever been romantically kissed. It was even better than the chocolate cake. — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
“Geography is my strong subject,” Ostin said. “Everything is your strong subject,” Taylor said.” — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
There are two kinds of suffering in this life. That which pursues us and that which we doggedly pursue. — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
“Grief is a powerful force that settles in the heart like a dark, heavy fog. It was familiar territory to me.” — Richard Paul Evans Experience Copy Share Image
People can become so blinded by their own perceived victimhood that they make victims of everyone around them. — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
The more someone assures you that everything is okay, the more you can be assured that it's not. — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
“Because even that little boy knows that love can’t be earned. The only true love is grace. All else is a counterfeit.” — Richard Paul Evans Grace Copy Share Image
I've come to know that what we want in life is the greatest indication of who we really are (p. 331). — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
Mr. Dallstrom is a bald, scarecrow of a man with a poochy stomache. Think of a pregnant Abraham Lincoln. — Richard Paul Evans Abraham Copy Share Image
“I believe that, for the most part, we don’t succeed in spite of our hardships but precisely because of them.” — Richard Paul Evans Hardships 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 Fire Copy Share Image
“Love yourself. Respect yourself. And have faith. The older I get, the more I see that things tend to work out. Not… — Richard Paul Evans Faith Copy Share Image
The shackles of belief, when reinforced by fear, are difficult to break free from and rarely done. — Richard Paul Evans Belief Copy Share Image
“Magnetism is not like in the superhero movies. I couldn’t pull a car toward myself, because a car weighs more than I… — Richard Paul Evans Magnetism Copy Share Image
“It is in the dark times that the light of friendship shines brightest. (The Walk - Chapter 19, Page 122” — Richard Paul Evans Dark times Copy Share Image
I think the secret to a hoppy life is a selective memory. Remember what you are most grateful for and quickly forget… — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
“I see people getting so caught up in celebrating diversity that they are neglecting their commonality.” — Richard Paul Evans Celebrating Copy Share Image
“Nothing is more excruciating than waiting for the jury's verdict. Except, perhaps, hearing the jury's verdict.” — Richard Paul Evans Life Copy Share Image
“The more I study history the more I realize how little mankind has changed. There are no new scripts, just different actors.” — Richard Paul Evans History Copy Share Image
“It's good to take counsel from the past but not to be ruled by it. Otherwise we end up using today to… — Richard Paul Evans Counsel Copy Share Image
“The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but its echo endures much longer.” — Richard Paul Evans Inspirational 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
Sometimes our arms are so full with the burdens we carry that it hinders our view of the load those around us… — Richard Paul Evans 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 Copy Share Image
The strength of a friendship can be measured by the weight of the burden it's willing to share. (If you want to… — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
“Writing always came naturally to me. It was like speaking, but easier. Actually, a lot easier.” — Richard Paul Evans Writer 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
“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.… — Richard Paul Evans Cause and effect Copy Share Image
It is better to be loved by one person who knows your soul than millions who don't even know your phone number. — Richard Paul Evans Love Copy Share Image
I don't think it is as much a human foible as it is a human curse that we cannot understand the beauty… — Richard Paul Evans Beauty Copy Share Image
