Top 500 Richelle E. Goodrich Quotes (2026 Update)
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201. “They tell me you’re the best and the worst thing to have happened to me, but I do not see how it can be both. For if my death resulted from your presence, an everlasting sleep would have me dreaming happily of us together. I see no bad in that. Therefore, you must be the best thing to have ever happened to me because you make the worst seem wonderful.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

202. “Children harbor a great many doubts and sorrows that could be eased by a loving hug from a parent.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

203. “Love in its essence is unconditional. When conditions, exceptions, and ultimatums are cast into the mix, its purity changes. It is no longer love and should be referred to by a less-desirable name.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

204. “The rarest, truest beauty is visible only to the heart.”

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205. “Things always appear clear and simple from behind glass. It is in the thick of tribulations that blurring details arise, complicating my life. You can’t rightly judge me, nor can you assist, from a shielded viewpoint.”

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206. “Every person sees the world through lenses of his or her own design – individual goggles that alter focus and perspective as desired. For those who wish the world to be dark and ugly and unapproachable, it is. But for those who wish it to be beautiful, it is a garden playground blooming with bright, happy colors.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

207. “Learn to brush off criticism as easily as you brush aside hollow compliments.”

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208. “Life is a bonfire where everyone else has brought marshmallows, and you – a stick.”

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209. “The sun, rising and setting in splendid colors, never grows tired of its admirers – much like a lady, aglow with grace, never grows tired of chivalrous acts or pretty flowers.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

210. “I love happy people; they’re like smile magnets.”

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211. “It is easy to say I am thankful for the sweet and beautiful things in life: flower gardens, ice cream cones, diamond rings, dances under moonlight, children’s laughter, birdsongs, and the like. The challenge is recognizing things of value in the dark, sour, uglier parts of life. But if you look hard enough, you will find that even tough times offer pearls worthy of gratitude.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

212. “Mothers care in volumes of tears and earnestness of prayers and a depth of emotion others cannot fathom.”

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213. “The secret to style is a beautiful smile.”

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214. “Numerous times throughout history, a single person has made a tremendous impact on the world. I don’t know why anyone would think that can’t still happen.”

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215. “I will admit you are the finest if not the loveliest rose in the garden. But you see, my dear, I was looking for a sunflower.”

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216. “The road of life is paved with daily successes, a great number of them penny and nickle triumphs. Sadly, these little feats are often seen as worthless – even failures – because we dream of greater gain. Our greed keeps us focused on a gleaming pot of gold waiting at the end of some elusive rainbow. And, despairing a big loss, we fail to see the value in small achievements.”

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217. “Church was never meant to be a place for gods to gather, but for devils wanting to shed their horns for halos.”

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218. “Truth is, I’m generally happiest when it’s just me. It’s okay to be madly in love with yourself.”

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219. “The hero isn’t the one who is right, but the one who steps forward to take the blame – deserved or not – and apologize to save a relationship.”

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220. “There are two kinds of people in this world: those who follow the popular majority, and those who possess good sense. In other words, you can either let the crowd steer you right over a cliff, or you can stop to peer beyond the brink and see how a fall will likely end in tragedy.”

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221. “Thank you, Mom, for the way you managed yourself during the childish, mean, selfish, insensitive, irresponsible, unreasonable, hateful moments I put you through. From your example I learned to be patient, positive, kind, selfless, sympathetic, reliable, sensible, and loving. You have my endless appreciation.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

222. “Some books mirror reality while others are entirely fantasy. My favorite are those that manage to weave both into a world.”

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223. “The truth is, when you have little to do, you do very little. But when you have much to do, you do much. So it should make sense that by taking on more than you can handle, you accomplish more than you ever dreamed you could. And so it is.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

224. “It isn’t always true that a critical end justifies desperate means.”

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225. “Life is a book that someone else is reading – and you, a key character – hence the need for continual conflict and resolution. We can’t have any boring books.”

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226. “The effects of loss are acute, and unique to each individual. Not everyone mourns in the same way, but everyone mourns.”

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227. “Though I love you to the core of my being, so thoroughly that every cell comprising me aches to be near you, I must accept that we can never be together. For our existence parallels the sun and the moon – a temptation in constant, beautiful view, yet if the sun were ever to kiss the moon it would devour the heavenly orb whole. Oh, my darling, if only I were the moon! Then I would dare taste your lips and be happy for my last and final joy! But alas, I am the sun, and I will not venture to destroy the one I love.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

228. “We wait for the rains to cease, the clouds to part, and the sun to shine before saying life is good. Ironically, it is because we endure the storms that life seems so wonderfully bright at their passing.”

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229. “Anyone who looks good with a bald head is seriously sexy.”

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230. “Mistakes focus our minds on specific details. They weed out truths and afford us goals, bringing straight to our attention lessons to be learned. Mistakes are not meant to make us failures; they are meant to make us wise.”

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231. “I may deserve your disappointment as well as a lecture and strict discipline, but what I need is your understanding, your guidance, and your unconditional love.”

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232. “One of the most critical decisions made in life is choosing with whom to spend your time. For it is those close relationships that gradually mold our character until we become a reflection of the company we keep.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

233. “If we simply imagined that everyone who crossed our path was living out his or her very last day on Earth, we might treat people as kindly as we ought to each day they lived.”

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234. “For things I am not thankful for – experiences I would never volunteer to relive – I recognize how they have changed me. My depth of compassion and humility, the sincerity of my empathy and understanding, and the duration of my patience have all been refined by bitter suffering. I thank God for the lessons learned. I am a better person for it, but I still abhor those awful trials.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

235. “God cries for us in the same way we cry for others. His tears most often spill over for the pain and suffering caused from the mortal misuse of a gift called agency. He will not revoke the gift. It was promised to us for the duration of our time on Earth. But He will hold each one of us accountable in the end for how we applied this power of agency.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

236. “There are no rest stops on the road of life. Otherwise they’d be congested with traffic.”

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237. “The key to a better life isn’t always a change of scenery. Sometimes it simply requires opening your eyes.”

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238. “It wasn’t a kiss that changed the frog, but the fact that a young girl looked beneath warts and slime and believed she saw a prince. So he became one.”

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239. “Autumn is a cunning muse who steals by degrees my warmth and light. So distracted by her glorious painting of colors, I scarcely realize my losses until the last fiery leaf has fallen to the ground and the final pumpkin shrinks. Autumn departs with a cold kiss, leaving me to suffer the frigid grasp of winter in prolonged nightfall.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

240. “You stare at your dream from a distance, longing, sighing, seeing what you deem is a warning of IMPOSSIBLE. But if you would squint real hard you would see the truth; the sign correctly reads ‘I’M POSSIBLE.”

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241. “When you understand that faith is God’s muscle at your disposal, moving mountains doesn’t seem so extraordinary.”

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242. “When gossip starts, be deaf.”

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243. “If God were to make a million lovely flowers in your image and plant them in a garden with you among them, I would still know you by your scent and by the feel of your petals and by the crazy way you lean towards my light whenever I draw near.”

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244. “If you mess with dragons, you will get burned. Don’t say no one warned you.”

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245. “Friends are the artists who paint happy lips on your face.”

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246. “When I first heard your voice, my heart leapt in my chest as if it recognized you as its owner from another lifetime.”

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247. “Patience is real self-mastery.”

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248. “Had life not given me reasons to grieve, I would never have known the healing power of a hug.”

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249. “To look in the mirror and smile is a challenge for many people. Those who do so without the slightest scowl are indeed fortunate.”

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250. “You would think those who have endured unkindness would be kinder as a result, intent on sparing others the awful suffering they abhorred firsthand.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich