Richelle Goodrich Quotes

Sadness is the heart withdrawing to seek shelter from the pain.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

To be a rainbow in someone’s cloud is commendable, but I prefer to be the rain because it dampens cheeks and washes away tears.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

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

There are trials in life that feel as tremendous as a quest to slay dragons. These trials are daunting. They require hard work, determination, and courage. But when the dragon is finally slain, the relief is immense.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Bad habits are demons that often push us into isolation because they know that in our loneliness they stand little chance of being overcome.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Habits grow like dragons if you feed them.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

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

Nothing remains idle and thrives. Life needs a moving force to prevent the devastating effects of stagnancy. That is why life employs change.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

I know you would like to blame the world, but the fact is that life is an 'up to you' thing.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Look down the road I’m traveling and you will see my goal, it’s there on the path. Probably closer than it appears. Life tends to roll that way.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Guilt cannot change you, it can only hint that there’s something worth your effort to change.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

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

Beauty exists, even in unlikely places. The key isn't to open your eyes but to open your heart.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

The woman laughed again. She was the loudest person in the cave. Eena wondered if perhaps she was talking to a female Ghengat. Curiosity got the best of her and she turned around to look, surprised to find neither a Ghengat nor a Harrowbethian woman, but a Mishmorat. A striking, cheetah-spotted Mishmorat with straight lengths of charcoal hair and the most alluring dark eyes in existence. This bronzed female was the same size as Eena but observably more muscular. She appeared to be a mix of cheetah, Arabian princess, and gladiator in tight-fitting pants. Eena paused, dropping the stone in her hands. “Kira?” she breathed.“Hmmm,” the woman grumbled. Her painted eyes scrunched with displeasure. The look was still stunning. “I see my reputation precedes me.” Eena gawked as if a legendary ghost had been resurrected. “You’re alive?

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Mirror, mirror on the wall, I have placed you in my hallWhere I wander every day.Echo beauty, and you’ll stay.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Beauty may catch the eye, but a jolly laugh will lasso the heart.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

The only two words you should ever say to a mirror are Hello, Beautiful.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Beauty is a behavior. As is ugliness.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Art doesn’t bare itself to just anyone, but to believers called artists.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Art and the artist meet in stages, slowly revealing themselves until both are satisfied with what the other has become.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

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

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

When someone tells me to 'just relax,' I wonder why they don’t hand me a book?

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Books are carnival rides for your imagination.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

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

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Why is the eye considered a reliable judge when it knows nothing of love or intelligence?

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

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.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Every single voice—no matter how soft the peep—longs to be heard.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

I felt sad.I felt cold.I felt hurt.I felt forsaken and lonely.I felt doubtful and hesitant.I felt scared and deeply worried. I felt different, unknown, and unwelcome.I felt empty and woefully neglected.I felt weak and intimidated.I felt withdrawn and shy.I felt utterly hopeless.Then you held my hand, and I felt better.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Even the smallest tender mercy can bring peace when recognized and appreciated.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Pain defines moments in the lives of all human beings. The trial is not the endurance of pain but the choices we make regarding how to endure.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Are you ready to go home, Catherine?” he asked. “It’s warm inside the house. I kept a fire going for you.”I continued looking at him, unsure how to respond. “Thanks,” I managed to say and then glanced in the direction of his house—our house. “Well, you are my wife. And I know you don’t like the cold.”I’m his wife, I thought to myself. He had said the words as if that simple fact made it necessary to be both thoughtful and kind. As if having gained a wife or husband meant having also gained her or his concerns, and hence the need to consider the person’s needs, wants, and preferences as strongly as one’s own. It struck me as a perfect description of what marriage ought to be. An agreeable notion that had not entered into my petty way of viewing matrimony. I would have assumed it to be above Thaddeus’ egotistical mindset as well.“Catherine?” he said again, watching me regard him with a quizzical expression. “Are you ready to go home?”I nodded, which made him smile.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

My ears interpreted a mix of nearby voices as calm, friendly, ordinary chatter. With that as background noise, I enjoyed the silent attention of my mate. The way his hand brushed softly over every inch of my bare skin tempted my eyelids to close and my mind to wander, but I kept focused, not wanting to miss a moment of admiring this beautiful man and his seductive, wild look. I felt a flood of emotion set in, born from absolute, interminable love for him. I wished for the voices to cease, for time to halt, for the moment we were living to replay over and over and over again perpetually. The world could have its gain and glory, its vengeance and victories. All I wanted was the enduring love and attention of this man who most assuredly was my soulmate.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

People search the world over looking for someone to love them, when they should be searching for someone to love.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

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

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Life is music to which you choreograph your own dance.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

My soul, I’ve found, has puppet strings to make me droop or give me wings.And music is the puppeteerthat turns my ear to hear.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Music is my enchanter, the seducer of my emotions, the fire and ice that moves me.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Though I may accumulate a great deal of riches in this world, it is only my wealth of knowledge, talents, and emotional bonds that I keep when I leave.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

To love is to accept a soul entirely, not wishing that the person was otherwise, nor hoping for change, nor clinging to some ideal past. To love is to cherish the individual standing before you presently―charms, quirks, and all. To love is to give someone a piece of your heart that you will never, ever reclaim.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

The ears and the heart are connected, it’s true,for when ears open wide, the heart opens up too.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich