Top 500 Richelle E. Goodrich Quotes (2024 Update)
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251. “Patience is seeing each step as a journey rather than seeing a journey as a thousand steps.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

252. “It seems there is more interest in sunsets than sunrises. Perhaps because innately we fear the dark.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

253. “The best bubbly I ever tasted was laughter.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

254. “Reality depends a great deal upon one believing what he sees – or seeing what he believes. Either way.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

255. “Rather than critique people, try admiring God’s creative handiwork.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

256. “Curiosity killed the cat, but not before teaching her that honey bees are not sweet, tweeting birds are slow to react, mice can serve as both toys and food, big dogs like to snuggle, falling isn’t flying, cream drips from lazy cows, water should be avoided at all costs, baths don’t require getting wet, kindness and cruelty often fall from the same hand, and engines remain comfortably warm long after the motor dies.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

257. “If people were kinder, the world might cease weeping.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

258. “Impatience is racing at misery full speed.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

259. “A red-cape game of retribution is dangerous when a fresh bull with bigger horns waits in the shadows.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

260. “To offer your life in defense of another is a valiant, honorable way to die.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

261. “It’s easy to be kind to friends who return your smiles and happily lend a helping hand. But the true test of good character is finding the will and desire to be kind and charitable to those who give us absolutely no motivation to do so.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

262. “We never think lightly of those who walk with us on our uphill days.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

263. “Life is mental; it’s all about attitude. The majority of it is lived in your head.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

264. “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

265. “Anyone who takes the time to attentively listen is either an old soul or a romantic one.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

266. “The humanitarian is a treasure hunter seeking gems of remedy and appreciation.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

267. “The trait I regard most highly in a man is kindness. Thoughtful, consistent kindness. All other qualities – whether charming, witty, handsome, enterprising, powerful, seductive, or ingenious – wither in comparison to a truly kind man.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

268. “Laughter and love are their own forms of exercise meant to keep a body healthy.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

269. “Life’s lessons aren’t always new. Often they’re the same old worn-out truths offering us greater depths of wisdom and understanding.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

270. “Comparisons are like rigid fingers – eager to point at a subject but unwilling to grasp it.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

271. “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.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

272. “Your weaknesses may not seem overwhelming, but they will create the biggest problems you face.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

273. “Real, true, key success is honestly liking yourself.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

275. “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

276. “I don’t know how to save the world, though I do know it involves a great deal of love and kindness.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

277. “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

278. “Life is a fierce duel with emotions and a slow war with psychology.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

279. “Barking at people earns their respect about as effectively as staring into the sun improves your vision.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

280. “A picture may be worth a thousand words, but those well-arranged words are worth a multi-million-dollar motion picture.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

281. “It is the image of physical brawn, sheer force, and commanding volume we so often associate with might. But I have found the might of an army exists in the faith of a child and in quiet, earnest prayers as well as in the heart of one who loves.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

282. “Most are unaware of their tremendous worth and boundless potential, despite possessing both.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

283. “All human beings wield influence – a powerful sword granted at birth. Wield your sword with care.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

284. “A first impression works like a magic mirror; it reflects what intrigues us rather than echoing a truthful picture. A first impression is the creating of an imagined character born from personal desires, perceptions, and biases. Though sparked by an introduction to a real, living, breathing individual, the person remains a mystery long after parting. It is a fictitious ghost masked with similar features that remains. A first impression is rarely accurate; therefore, it should never be trusted.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

285. “I might be tempted to socialize more if the conversations taking place around me were half as interesting as the dialogue going on inside my head.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

286. “The truth is that few know the truth.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

287. “An artist is merely a tool with which art molds itself.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

288. “If there weren’t so many interesting conversations taking place inside my head, I might venture to speak out loud.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

289. “Humans are forever discontent – always thinking there are better alternatives to their present circumstances.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

290. “Imagined happiness is still happiness.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

291. “As a child, I once suffered a bad fall that resulted in scratched palms and scraped knees. I remember how badly it stung, the cold air hitting my bleeding wounds; I felt that I couldn’t stand up for the pain. Through a veil of tears, I recall a kind hand reaching for me and helping me to my feet. My knees and palms were washed clean, and I remember thinking that for the rest of my life, I wanted to help people stand back up.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

292. “You cannot appreciate what you have never experienced. Sadly, full appreciation tends to come only after the experience is past.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

293. “To the romantic soul, the rituals of Valentine’s Day echo every day of the year.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

294. “Validate my existence with your words and I will speak to you all the day long.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

295. “I dream of defeating tyrants and ogres as well as circumstances and consequences that I cannot conquer in life. I dream of a love as sweet and addictive as chocolate-coated rose petals yet as tenacious as a thirsty vampire and as enduring as immortality. I dream of things improbable and boldly insane.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

296. “If I expect nothing of you, it will be far easier to forgive your offenses than if I place my whole world in your hands.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

297. “Alas, impatience is but another form of unhappiness. It is true, it is true. I have never met a happy impatient person.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

298. “There are tomorrows on their way worth the struggles of today. Never give up.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

299. “Love is donating a chunk of your life to patch up holes in the life of another.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

300. “If all of our sins, bad habits, and poor choices were permanently inked into our skin like tattoos, we would all dress quite modestly.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich