Top 500 Richelle E. Goodrich Quotes (2026 Update)
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301. “Comparisons are like rigid fingers – eager to point at a subject but unwilling to grasp it.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

303. “It is a great mystery to me how the problems of others seem like simple arithmetic while my own appear as complicated as a calculus equation.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

304. “Someday my children will look fondly on the annoying things I did and see them clearly as evidence of love.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

309. “If you love someone, support his or her passion. Be the crazy, devoted, love-sick, number-one fan that sustains him or her through times of disappointment and doubt.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

310. “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

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

313. “There are times you find yourself standing by the wayside, watching as someone struggles to dig a well with a spoon, and you wish with all your heart you had arms and a shovel.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

314. “Those things that inspire, enthuse, and compel you should consume your life.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

315. “People are drawn to you because you make them feel happy, I understand that. But wouldn’t it be nice to have people flock to you wishing for your happiness?”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

316. “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

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

319. “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

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

322. “As sunlight is for flowers, and sustenance for the mortal shell, music is for the human soul.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

324. “Stubbornness is surely just taut-jawed, clenched-fisted madness.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

326. “Mind what you say, but mind more closely what you do. For though children close their ears to you, their eyes remain wide open.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

327. “Freedom is the color of red. It is saturated with the blood of those who fought to attain it, and it will continue to be colored by the blood of those who fight to protect it.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

328. “When there is not enough time to do your best, do the best you can with the time you have.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

329. “Closing your eyes won’t make the awfulness go away. It may be that nothing will. But dwelling on it, dreading the evil, playing out the misery in your head – doesn’t this feed the monster? You can’t close your eyes to life, but you can choose where your gaze lingers.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

330. “I can overlook the lie; what’s harder to ignore is the grotesque way it has marred your character.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

331. “Mad fearlessness is not courage. The only requirement for courage is a good heart.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

332. “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

333. “The spirit of Christmas is a sweet, internal peace that testifies of the power of kindness and charity.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

334. “It’s a phenomenal experience jumping from the devious mind of a sorceress bent on conquering the world to the compassionate musing of a queen capable of healing life with a touch – all in a flicker of thought. That’s why I love writing.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

335. “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

336. “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

337. “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

338. “I love you for a great many reasons and despite a great many others.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

339. “You cannot fully understand a person’s need until you have endured the same need. As hard as you may try to predict and comprehend their situation and suffering, I guarantee you’ll fall short until you’ve been there.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

342. “Some people do not like you; that’s a given. So what?”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

343. “There are no real start-overs, only start-from-heres.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

345. “There are hundreds of reasons to be kind, but only one that matters – because it’s who you are.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

346. “When dragons attack, the only thing you should seek to stand behind is your own sword.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

348. “When someone tells me to ‘just relax,’ I wonder why they don’t hand me a book?”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

349. “I can be tolerant of traffic jams and disorganization, faulty technology, miserable weather, and bland foods. People, however, require more than the cold, grudging favor of being tolerated. They require love.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

350. “The only thing you can justifiably claim that life owes you is an equal measure of what you have given out. And even that is debatable.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich