Top 500 Richelle E. Goodrich Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “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

52. “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

53. “Lift up your eyes and see the good in the world, for we are people with an amazing capacity to do great good. And if only the minority choose to exercise this capacity to the smallest degree, oh how wondrous and sweet the deeds performed at but a few hands!”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

54. “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

55. “I see the good in the world because I choose to. I don’t imagine that it’s there; it’s there waiting to be noticed.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

56. “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

57. “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

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

59. “If you’ve put a smile on someone’s face today, you’ve done more good than you know.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

60. “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

61. “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

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

63. “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

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

65. “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

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

67. “My life is a fairy tale stuck at the climax.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

68. “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

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

71. “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

72. “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

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

75. “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

76. “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

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

78. “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

79. “Read. Dream. Repeat.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

84. “You are mistaken; he is not a gentleman but a sir. Just a sir. For a gentleman is grander and a rare acquaintance.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

85. “Hey, pretty book, why don’t you lie in my lap awhile?”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

86. “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

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

88. “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

89. “True greatness demands humility; the journey draws it from your struggling soul.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

91. “You can learn big things from small promptings if you listen.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

92. “Let gratitude saturate your heart for every good thing, both great and small, and then endure – oh, steadfastly endure – all else that remains.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

93. “You will never have enough until you are grateful for what you have.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

94. “Every single voice – no matter how soft the peep – longs to be heard.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

95. “Know what your objective is. Anything that does not contribute to that objective is unnecessary; let those things go.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

96. “Your choices and efforts, be they small or grand, mold and define who you are. Poor choices and minimal effort will result in the poorest version of you. Mediocre choices combined with doing just-enough-to-get-by will create a mediocre you. To be the best version of yourself, to reach your greater potential, make the very best choices possible. Put forth your highest efforts in everything. Be intentionally productive with the time you have. Work to do your best!”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

97. “Never judge another knight without first knowing the strength and cunning of the dragons he fights.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

98. “I do listen. I just wait for the words to stop and your eyes to speak.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

99. “Life isn’t always kind. It isn’t gentle and loving or sympathetic to the pains and sorrows of humanity. I, however, as an individual in control of my own actions, can be kind and loving, gentle and sympathetic to those around me, and in the process improve what life is for everyone.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

100. “The best fathers have the softest, sweetest hearts. In other words, great dads are real marshmallows.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich