Richelle Quotes

Teach me to sing and recite,To whistle and jingle and strum.Teach me to color and paint,To sculpt and weave and create.Teach me to sway and dance,To tap and leap and twirl.Teach me to laugh and giggle,To tickle and play and pretend.Teach me that life is beautiful.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

What a mother wants is to hold her babies when they’re small and to be held by them once they’ve grown tall. It’s empty arms a mother dreads.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Your life is a personal lesson. For everyone else it is a loud example.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Fathers are… The teeth on a saw,The head of a nail,The blades on a mower.Fathers are…The grit in a tumbler,The cement in the pit,The coin for the machine.Fathers are…The air in the tires,The spring in the suspension,The key to the ignition.Fathers are... the confidence in a dare,The energy of a command,The boots for the trail.Tis true you might make things work without them, but not at all like they were meant to.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

I once thought it would take a miracle to improve my circumstances. Now, I believe it will take something far more powerful, if such a thing exists.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

If only I could see myself from the same vantage point that I observe the world; I might judge my behavior and expressions more critically, and others less.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Making a wish is fun to do.Dreaming it out is much fun too.Work, and your wish just might come true.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Beauty isn’t visible; I don’t know why people think it is. Perhaps because at times there are physical manifestations suggesting beauty exists in a person, but don’t be fooled. Beauty isn’t the packaging, it’s the treasure wrapped up inside.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

I've yet to find another soul who believes in me with the same fervency as my mother.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

MOM—Mistress Of Miracles

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Was mutual need enough to risk trusting a calculated enemy in hopes of destroying a more powerful one?

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

In the middle of a grocery store, two children were horsing around (one holding the other in a headlock) when the mother turned abruptly to give them a stern repr

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

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

Southern DADDY—Dandy At Doin’ Diapers Y’all!

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

I am not what you see.I am what time and effort and interaction slowly unveil.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Be loved for who you are, for everything that constitutes you. Be loved for your core beliefs, your strengths and weaknesses, your admirable traits and troublesome baggage. Be loved for you, because anything less is not love at all.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

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

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

I think I'd rather be liked than loved. It just seems as if more criticism and chastening is shown to those we love, while kind manners and compassion are reserved for those we simply like. So, I hope you like me.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

A princess once carefully kissed a porcupine to be kind, upon which he began to think himself a prince. He then dressed like a prince, behaved like a prince, and announced himself to be a prince. The world, therefore, saw him as such, and so a porcupine prince he was. (Of course, most were reluctant to argue with him otherwise.)

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

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

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

The bulk of life is discovering who you are—and then reconciling that with who you wish you were.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

They say to never look back.But sometimes I do. It’s gratifying to see how far I’ve come.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Oh, how clearly I see your faults! Such distinctly highlighted flaws; it's as if the sun and moon mean to keep them illuminated in my eyes. My mind is quick to spell out a simple remedy for those defects. But alas, poor me! My own faults―which I only assume to have because all do―are blurred and obscured by a mental fog. I've no eyes with which to gaze back at myself. The sun and moon refuse their illumination, and my mind offers no sure elixir but a complex recipe scribbled in foreign words I scarcely comprehend.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Stand tall on the summit after a tedious climb. Take in the remarkable scenery and the exhilaration of accomplishment. But don't pause for long, there are greater mountains to climb while you still possess the drive and capacity to do so.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Wilted or in bloom,taking or lending daylight,the world transitions.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Sail through the good days, and on bad days pick a spot of blue sky to steer toward.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Life is the clay from which dreams are molded.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

I wished upon the moon one night, bewitched by how it shone so white. While staring up with some excite my eyes beheld a wondrous sight!  The moon so lustrous and white transformed into an armored knight who caused me just a moments fright when he jumped down from such a height.  No more a soft, celestial light, he was my lover, day and night.   This caused the world a serious plight.  How harsh a sting and deep the bite inflicted on the world, alright, to lose their blackest-hour light.  And so I've come to set things right, to offer up without a fight my lover wished for one clear night.  I hold him close.  He hugs me tight, then climbs again to heaven's height to glow a bluer shade of bright.  I stare at my beloved knight, not wanting to be impolite, and in my heart with all my might I wish a wish that isn't right.  Now and then the world still spites a shadowless and moonless night when we steal softly out of sight to hold each other 'til daylight and share in lovers true delight.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Oh, mightiest wind,wilt thou cease thy breathing inand hold thy exhales?

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

The truth is that few know the truth.

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Twinkle tiny star.Oh, how great you truly are!God's sign from afar.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

A whiff of fresh mintthat tastes like strawberry pie.Your kisses tempt me.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

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

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

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Fathers...Rise at dawn.Stand up strong.Fix and build.Plow the field.Carry the weight.Work 'til late.Encourage our dreams.Provide the means.Fight with might.Defend what's right.Protect the home.Refuse to roam.Forge the way.Take time to play.Spoil our moms.Keep homelife calm.And all becauseof selfless love.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Time machines, magic portals, transporters, worm holes, flying carpets, relocation charms—such things do exist. They're called books.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Reading...inspires,enlightens,nurtures,refines,educates,informs,transforms,persuades,challenges,engages, entertains,mesmerizes,captivates,gratifies,rewards,quiets,and calms.Granted, it won't get the dishes done,but sacrifices must be made.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

The blue of daylightfades and chills as the sun sinksbeneath clouds of fire.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

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

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Be careful what you wish for. It may turn out that making the wish was the only good part.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich