Richelle Quotes

Life may dawdle along in minutes but don't be deceived, for it will sprint by in years before you even notice.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

That was the coolest thing ever.” Eena smiled at the fact that she’d been lucky enough to touch the wings of a real crioness. “That was highly unusual. I can’t believe they came right up to us—to you.” “They were hungry, I’m sure.” “Still, crioness are cautious. They always avoid people. To let you touch him like it did…..” She grinned with pure satisfaction. “Wild huh? Derian’s not going to believe me when I tell him.” Eena cocked her head when Ian laughed out loud. “What?” she asked, a note of offense in her

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

The watchful Mishmorat commented while waiting, contemplating Eena’s bare back. “Your people are so plain and pale.”“Oh?” Eena kinked her neck to look at Niki, zeroing in on her long spotted arms. Her bronze skin was arguably more striking—speckled in beautiful patterns.“I’m sorry,” the Mishmorat quickly apologized. “I didn’t mean to be rude. It’s just that I’ve never seen such bare skin before. There’s nothing to look at.”Eena quickly pulled the new t-shirt down over her back. She chuckled at Niki’s comment. “I’ll admit your people are very attractive. But I’m okay with my ‘plainness.’” She glanced over her pale legs before pulling on a clean pair of pants. “You’re kinda like a clear, cloudless sky,” Niki said, cocking her head wonderingly.“And you’re like a…..a sky dotted with shapely clouds.”“Only dark clouds.”“Storm clouds.”“Yeah,” Niki grinned devilishly, “That’s me—a sky full of storm clouds.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

It may not be fair that people make judgments so quickly, usually within a few seconds of observation, but it's unrealistic to expect that they won't. So, if you want to be judged in a certain manner, be sure that your look and demeanor give that impression.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

The captain put his fingers to his temples as if he had a headache. “So, let me get this straight. Edgar, an immortal, who I assume is as unscrupulous as his sisters, tried to take that bracelet from you

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

To punish someone for your own mistakes or for the consequences of your own actions, to harm another by shifting blame that is rightly yours; this is a wretched and cowardly sin.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Boasting is one of those rare outfits that never looks good on you but makes you look stunning when modeled by your admirers.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Just knowing you're not alone is often enough to kindle hope amid tragic circumstances.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Kisses are a means to plant on another's lips a smile glossed with happiness.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

When problems beat upon you like a raging storm, search for the eye. You might not be able to avoid misfortunes, but you can find the calmest spot within them.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

One thing I've learned is that in the midst of your darkest moments of tribulation, there is no such thing as mass friends.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Beauty that pleases the eye is a frail, fleeting illusion. But that beauty capable of pleasing the heart can endure endlessly.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

If you truly wish to change what is without, you must first change what festers within.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Laughing in my ear is a muse amused by how I paint her whims on paper with silly words.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

I prefer to solve the world's problems. They never seem as complicated as my own.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Thanks, Ian, but sometimes there’s just nothing you can do.” Her feet moved forward again towards the center of Lacsar Forest. “That’s not true, Eena. I can always listen.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Hey, guard!” Ian hollered out loud. “Do you think we could get a bathroom break?” The guard seemed to snicker as he pointed to the grass outside the cell. Eena smirked at how dead-on her thoughts had been after all. “Come on,” Ian complained. “She can’t do that, she’s a girl.” The soldier smiled wryly, a shrug communicating his indifference. Eena laughed in her mind. (I don’t know what you think’s so funny. You’re the one who’s gotta pee.) Oddly enough, that fact just made her laugh even more.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Mothers observe all, absorb all, give all, forgive all, offer all, suffer all, feel all, heal all, hope for all, pray for all.But most o

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Kiss a frog with your eyes wide open. If he turns into a prince you won't miss the transformation, but if he doesn't, you won't be fooled by some wishful illusion in your head.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Heroes make us smile because they not only rescue us outwardly, but inwardly too.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

What is more powerful than the love of a mother? Perhaps only God's hand in answering her earnest pleadings on your behalf.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

A snake bites your ankle.Recoiling, you scream.Fearing poison, your mind slips into a dream......where a man bites your ankle.Expecting no guile, 'Again' softly falls from your lips with a smile.Yet the man and the snake are the same.Your perception is only to blame.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

My favorite quote in the world is this one.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

I laugh for sheer medicinal purposes, because I feel I might die otherwise.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Happiness, thou art naught but an illusion. Thy enchantments are cast upon my eyes, my mind, my spellbound heart. Dependent upon nothing but thy victim's perception of thee, souls soar at thy artful hand! I have fallen in love with thy illusions, Happiness. Thou hast made me a part of them, and I am left delirious.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Sometimes poets expect me to think far deeper than I'm willing to dig.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

You can't argue with insanity. You can stare at it, gaping and incredulous, but arguing with it is futile.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Dare to imagine. Dare to be. Books are the seeds. Dreams are the soil. The fruit of the harvest, a world reborn.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

This thing that troubles you is only one small part of your life. Don't allow it to be all-consuming when there's so much more to embrace.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Though it pained me, I gave in. Why was it that I repeatedly succumbed to the first whisper of a promised maybe? How did the enticer, hope, always find my heart unguarded? There was no such thing as hope. Not for me. Why was it so hard to accept that?

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Only a fool believes that his actions don't shape the world.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Why is it that at the very moment I need to appear graceful I stumble and fall like a klutz, as though this scene had never played through my mind differently a million times?

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

The interruption did nothing but earn her a similar slap, as I’m sure she knew it would. Sometimes I wondered if my mother spoke up at the wrong time on purpose. As often as we endured my father’s abuse, she had to be aware that it wouldn’t save me from a beating but simply earn her one as well. Or was it that sharing my fate made her feel less guilt-ridden about those things that happened to me?

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Frozen yogurt is tastier than ice cream; nobody is too old for cartoons; bald men are sexy; chocolate is the best medicine; BIG books are better; cats secretly rule the planet; and everything should be available in the color pink, including monster trucks.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

If you avoid all of life's abrasions you will never be polished enough to shine.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Rest assured you make perfectly good nonsense.  I understand you one-hundred-percent not at all.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Have you ever felt as if your dreams were more memorable, more alive, than what you knew to be reality? Have your dreams ever seemed so tangible as to make you question upon waking if you’d truly only dreamt them? Have they at times been addictive enough to consume your waking hours; blurring actuality and pretend together until your wishes and passions stare back at you with open

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

I've a habit of placing a happy-face or a frowny-face on my calendar, depending on what kind of day I've had.  Often I slap a droopy circle in the box, discouraged by the things I failed to accomplish and the unpleasant encounters endured.  But then, invariably, a wise muse stops to ask me these three questio

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

The sun, moon, and stars God gave to the world, but He embedded their glories in your countenance just for me. Woven in your hair are the sun's shimmering golden rays. From your face glows the pale luminescence of the moon. And in your eyes God sprinkled a million stars to twinkle against a backdrop of endless night. You are my celestial light.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

There's enchantment in a smile, did you know?Shall I prove in a wink that it is so?Watch my mouth grin wide and see,How quick your lips smile back at me!

~ Richelle E. Goodrich