Top 500 Richelle E. Goodrich Quotes (2026 Update)
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451. “Let the giggles fill your mouth because nothing else tastes or sounds as sweet as laughter.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

452. “It is a fact that one man can be deliriously happy in the exact situation that causes another man to wither from depression.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

453. “The magic of reading happens when an author’s written work strings you along until your imagination, aware of your wants, molds the tale into an extraordinary world to be visited frequently – perhaps dwelt in for years.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

454. “I am accountable for every lie that I tell, but I am also accountable for the effects of every harsh truth I deliver.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

455. “There is no poetry without want. Desperate want.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

456. “Since when is failure more appealing? Never give up.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

457. “It is tempting to quit striving toward a goal when you have neither the time, the resources, the support, the means, nor perhaps the confidence in talent to reach the level of standing you wish to reach. But these are not reasons to quit. Move forward anyway. Try your best. Put what little you do have into accomplishing what you can, because along the way you may attain a portion of what you feel is lacking. And owning a portion of a dream is better than owning no dream at all. Never give up.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

458. “There are in this world ample reasons to be sad and disheartened, discouraged and fearful. But there are as many reasons not to be.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

459. “Sometimes when I prepare to write, I feel the same sensation wash over me as if my toes were curling over the brink of a high cliff, my gaze peering downward into a dark pond, and I anxiously wonder, will the water prove deep enough? Will my words be satisfactory?”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

460. “People search the world over looking for someone to love them, when they should be searching for someone to love.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

461. “Thousands of hopeful days came to naught before this one. This was a golden day. Never give up.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

462. “I once thought it would take a miracle to improve my circumstances. Now, I believe it will take something far more powerful, if such a thing exists.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

463. “Those things that challenge the worst in us tend to strengthen the best in us.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

464. “When you love someone, you don’t care that she ate your sandwich. You only hope she found it delicious.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

465. “It’s not that I can’t spend a day without you. It’s that I don’t want to.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

466. “We spend so much wasted energy trying to be as impressive as those we admire, failing to grasp how impressive we already are to those who quietly admire us.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

467. “Fear is not respect. It is but a conniving, little weasel next to that mighty lion. They are a far, far cry from the same animal.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

468. “Beauty isn’t visible; I don’t know why people think it is. Perhaps because at times there are physical manifestations suggesting beauty exists in a person, but don’t be fooled. Beauty isn’t the packaging, it’s the treasure wrapped up inside.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

469. “Have the wisdom to perceive all there is to be thankful for, and then be thankful for the wisdom to perceive things so clearly.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

470. “If you ever expect to write fairy tales, you’ve got to get your head in the clouds.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

471. “Naivety doesn’t excuse poor choices, darling. You and I both know life is unforgiving. I can’t rescue every drowning pup that is stupid enough to peer too deeply down a well.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

472. “Find ways to be happy despite the world’s attempts to thwart you.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

473. “Your life is a personal lesson. For everyone else it is a loud example.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

474. “My shoulders, broad and sculpted thick, were designed for two useful purposes. The one, to carry heavy loads like cedar logs and beams of steel and now and then the careful transfer of an injured friend to a bed of safety. The other purpose I consider superior, and that is to be, in all circumstances and forever, your headrest and cry pillow whereupon you may leave your heaviest burdens.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

475. “As a writer, I see the saga of your life in a single glimpse. It may be inaccurate, but my version doesn’t lack for creativity.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

476. “Give away kindness. Happiness will repay you.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

477. “Problems don’t actually exist. They’re just the hallucinogenic effects of people being weirded out on what they think life is supposed to be.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

478. “Fake boldness if you must – whatever it takes to keep a timid nature from hindering your living life to its full potential.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

479. “Deceit, distortion, misdirection, and concealment are all lies in altered masks.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

480. “I wish everyone had someone who never popped their balloons.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

481. “Vengeance has no rules. It has no heart, no conscience, no dignity, and no true allies.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

482. “Don’t ever quit pretending.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

483. “Do not get discouraged when things fail to work out as planned; this is often the case. Get busy instead and find another way. There are new strategies to attempt, other trails to tread. Alternate options do exist. They may seem less obvious or less desirable, but in the end they may very well prove to be the best route to your goal.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

484. “Out of all the magic words in existence, kind words produce the most powerful transformation spells.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

485. “I am but the reflection in your eyes, the effect of your expressions, and the sum of your praise and criticism.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

486. “Was mutual need enough to risk trusting a calculated enemy in hopes of destroying a more powerful one?”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

487. “The steps to success may be different than what you anticipate. Truth told, most attempts in life do not deliver the expected results. So alter your perception, your vision, your outlook, but do not abandon the end goal.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

488. “It is easy to find someone willing to make a commitment. The challenge is to find someone dedicated to keeping it.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

489. “What if stars were the glimmering tears of a giant, welling in his cheeks, waiting to fall at the first tender stroke of emotion? What if the moon were a wide-open eye gazing down on our tiny, little world and its tiny, little inhabitants as they rush to and fro in pursuit of tiny, little dreams? What if the sun were the glowing heart of a great beast, pumping hot blood to keep him alive while providing warmth for our pitiful world? Ahhh, imagination; it is a wondrous thing!”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

490. “What does freedom mean? It means warriors are fighting for you, defenses are protecting you, and soldiers are sacrificing to preserve your ability to speak, to act, to live, and to express yourself in a world where a great many aggressors would oppress those freedoms if not for the heroic resistance preventing them.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

491. “The worst day is always the first day. Changing a habit or instigating something new is toughest at the start. By means of repetition, however, these new habits develop. They are strengthened in the course of familiarity.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

492. “How grateful is the troubled heart touched by mercy!”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

493. “Accomplishments don’t just fall in your lap, they first demand a great deal from you – things like study and learning; intentional, arduous work; steadfast determination; ongoing attempts despite failures; personal sweat, blood, tears; and moments of exhaustion. Accomplishments don’t just fall in your lap, the demand actual growth.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

494. “He was a volcano that spewed only ashes and destruction, and they despised him for that lying tongue.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

495. “Becoming the person you want to be always involves work. It requires purpose, dedication, perseverance, and a fair amount of deliberate change.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

496. “Love thy neighbor as thyself,” Christ said. Neither more than nor less than, but as thyself. It seems that to love thy neighbor whole-heartedly, one must love thyself whole-heartedly. Without selflove, it is a tricky task to try and love others.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

497. “Those sweet souls who speak kind words when they could rightly criticize are the most influential beings in all the world.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

498. “Death concludes a mortal life, but it does not end an eternal relationship. Those whom we love and those who love us in return, they never go away. They are unseen but perceived by the spirit. They are unobserved but concerned with our success in this life. They stand beside us, cheering us on every day, extending everlasting love.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

499. “There are trials in life that feel as tremendous as a quest to slay dragons. These trials are daunting. They require hard work, determination, and courage. But when the dragon is finally slain, the relief is immense.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

500. “Gratitude is indeed medicine. It is the antidote for greed and misery.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich