Top 500 Richelle E. Goodrich Quotes (2026 Update)
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51. “On this day, take time to remember those who have fallen. But on every day after, do more; put the freedoms they died for to greater and nobler uses.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

52. “Past and Present I know well; each is a friend and sometimes an enemy to me. But it is the quiet, beckoning Future, an absolute stranger, with whom I have fallen madly in love.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

53. “The most irresistible beauty is the radiant glow from a kind and gentle heart.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

54. “Try new hobbies. Develop new interests. Pursue new experiences. When you expand your interests, you increase your opportunities for happiness.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

55. “There would be no cloud-nine days without rock-bottom moments left below.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

56. “Sail through the good days, and on bad days pick a spot of blue sky to steer toward.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

57. “Easter is the miracle of transformation as seen in the change of seasons, in the maturation of mortal persons, and in the resurrection of souls.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

58. “Jesus Christ died to save us from our sins; we tend to concentrate on that merciful fact. But isn’t it also true He lived to show us a lifestyle free from sin? So, wouldn’t following in his footsteps be something like preventative medicine?”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

59. “Physical appearance has nothing to do with the quality of a person.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

60. “By small and simple sentences, great books come to pass.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

61. “Music is happiness with a steady pulse.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

62. “Remembering our loved ones is breathing life into their fading images, that we might once more see their faces and pass along a tearful “I miss you.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

63. “We all suffer ills at the hands of others; however, reactions to these injustices differ like night and day. Many seek to punish the world for their suffering, while some work hard to save the world from experiencing similar grief.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

64. “When thunderstorms roll in, you make a choice to either succumb with tears to the gloomy downpour or smile and look for rainbows.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

65. “The bigger the dream, the better the story.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

66. “Just say “I’m sorry.” It’s not a tongue twister. It does not need repeating multiple times. The phrase is simple and short, easy to articulate. And the last time I checked, it sounded just as good – if not better – in a whisper. So just say it; say “I’m sorry.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

67. “It’s a difficult thing having a heart made of glass; people don’t seem to realize how easily it shatters. How often I’ve swept up the pieces and carefully glued them back together.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

68. “Sometimes all you can do is hug a friend tightly and wish that their pain could be transferred by touch to your own emotional hard drive.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

69. “One of the most troubling facts I have had to accept is that people are not all angel or all devil. They are both good and awful to varying degrees and in varying circumstances. On any given day, dependent upon the situation, you will be confronted by either the devil of a person or the angel of the same person or a curious mix of both. This means you can, and most likely will, love and hate the same individual alternately throughout your life. This truth I find painfully heartbreaking.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

70. “Laugh and smile for no reason at all. Giggle grins are a magnet for happiness.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

71. “Understand that great accomplishments require great effort. If a goal is achieved without effort, it is no accomplishment but a mere happening.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

72. “We change when circumstances necessitate it; we adapt because we have to. The real challenge is to change when circumstances don’t demand it at all.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

73. “Birthdays were made for going wild over the people we think are amazing.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

74. “Reality and fantasy are not two separate spheres but one whole. They are like a world’s atmosphere – reality behaving as a low front, fantasy a high front. Each remains somewhat distinguishable and yet they swirl and join, affecting and manipulating the other. One cannot perceive where reality ends and fantasy begins, but life would grow stagnant and die without the influence of both.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

75. “You affect the happiness of numerous people with your attitude, your words, your actions. You are a catalyst for either misery or joy; you always have been. Pay closer attention to this.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

76. “Evil destroys things. Everything. Including itself.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

77. “To believe in yourself is to light a spark with the potential to start a fire.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

78. “Very often, what is meant to be a stepping stone turns out to be a slab of wet cement that will harden around your foot if you do not take the next step soon enough.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

79. “You cannot change the past. This truth can be a hard pill to swallow.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

80. “The first real day of spring is like the first time a boy holds your hand. A flood of skin-tingling warmth consumes you, and everything shines with a fresh, colorful glow, making you forget that anything as cold and harsh as winter ever existed.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

81. “Please stop. If you keep chipping off little pieces of my heart, soon there will be no heart left with which to love you.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

82. “Read. Dream. Repeat.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

83. “Never be intimidated by what seems ominous, for BiG is only an accumulation of many smalls.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

84. “It is in the coldest months that hugs linger snug, and they warm the soul the most.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

85. “If only I could see myself from the same vantage point that I observe the world; I might judge my behavior and expressions more critically, and others less.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

86. “Sometimes, I live an entire life in a daydream.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

87. “We daydream to heal, to hope, to be happier. It is mental and emotional therapy. Daydreams are experiences both imagined and felt, which makes them very real to the mind and the heart. So relax. Smile. Daydream.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

88. “In someone’s darkest hour your simple act of kindness may imitate the sunrise, and to sad eyes you become their only source of light.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

89. “The elixir of life is a bubbling stream of laughter.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

90. “I am more and more convinced that some people are put in our lives solely to try our patience and tamper with our tolerance levels.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

91. “Every birthday celebrates a life because every life is important.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

92. “It’s frustrating when our best efforts to help people fail. But if we could see life through their weary eyes and experience their trials with the same frayed emotions, we might understand why.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

93. “For the real writers, every decision is either write or wrong.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

94. “It is darkness that reveals the brightest stars and most ardent wishes.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

95. “Every book is its own black hole. Don’t fight the pull; find out where it takes you.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

96. “The least effort is the feat most likely to be accomplished.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

97. “Forgiveness does not mean we minimize the sin or ignore the consequences that occurred as a result. It means we maximize our faith, trusting that both justice and mercy will be extended at God’s hand towards those affected.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

98. “I saw a man climb a mountain with no feet or hands and barely a stump for each arm and leg. At once I realized there was no excuse at all for me not to scale my own mountains.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

99. “Take a step back. Life gets distorted when you examine things from too close up.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

100. “Extraordinary power exists in a trial of patience. Few endure their trials well enough to discover this.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich