Richelle E. Goodrich

"The first real day of spring is like the first time a boy holds your hand. A flood of skin-tingling warmth consumes you, and everything shines with a fresh, colorful glow, making you forget that anything as cold and harsh as winter ever existed."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"Children harbor a great many doubts and sorrows that could be eased by a loving hug from a parent."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"We’re all a little broken. But love is about finding someone whose pieces fit yours."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"Your life is not a simulation; it’s the real game. Play wisely."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"A single act of kindness is like a drop of oil on a patch of dry skin—seeping, spreading, and affecting more than the original need."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"Every sunrise is an invitation for us to arise and brighten someone’s day."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"There are tomorrows on their way worth the struggles of today. Never give up."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"When nothing goes my way, when all attempts fail, when the darkest clouds in the sky seem bent on hovering over me while everyone with whom I come into contact flashes a nasty scowl, I find some comfort in the thought of a fresh tomorrow. I am thankful for the opportunity to try again."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"Relax; the world’s not watching that closely. It’s too busy contemplating itself in the mirror."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"Birthdays were made for going wild over the people we think are amazing."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

""Lift up your eyes and see the good in the world, for we are people with an amazing capacity to do great good. And if only the minority choose to exercise this capacity to the smallest degree, oh how wondrous and sweet the deeds performed at but a few hands!""

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"Liberty, once tasted, is an incurable addiction."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"You may be the only person left who believes in you, but it’s enough. It takes just one star to pierce a universe of darkness. Never give up."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"Never give up. It's like breathing—once you quit, your flame dies letting total darkness extinguish every last gasp of hope. You can't do that. You must continue taking in even the shallowest of breaths, continue putting forth even the smallest of efforts to sustain your dreams. Don't ever, ever, ever give up."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"Don’t ever give up. Don’t ever give in. Don’t ever stop trying. Don’t ever sell out. And if you find yourself succumbing to one of the above for a brief moment, pick yourself up, brush yourself off, whisper a prayer, and start where you left off. But never, ever, ever give up."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"To persist with a goal, you must treasure the dream more than the costs of sacrifice to attain it."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"Courage to me is doing something daring, no matter how afraid, insecure, intimidated, alone, unworthy, incapable, ridiculed or whatever other paralyzing emotion you might feel. Courage is taking action….no matter what. So you’re afraid? Be afraid. Be scared silly to the point you’re trembling and nauseous, but do it anyway!"

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"Christmas, when observed with the right spirit, still has the power to call miracles from Heaven to Earth."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"The direction you choose to face determines whether you’re standing at the end or the beginning of a road."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"You may be the only person left who believes in you, but it's enough. It takes just _one star_ to pierce a universe of darkness. Never give up."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"There are no second chances in life, except to feel remorse and do better next time."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

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

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"Disappointment is really just a term for our refusal to look on the bright side."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"Progressing at a snail’s pace is still progress, and slow progress is better than no progress. Never be stagnant, and never give up."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"We Irish may not have a pot to piss in, but we have a four-leaf clover in every pocket."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"Having a birthday is like reaching a higher peak on a mountain. Pause to admire the view; reflect on how far you have come."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"It seems my heart is made of tissue paper; I wish the world would handle it more delicately."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"Just pick a goal and stick to it—no big complicated secret."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"Just pick a goal and stick to it―no big complicated secret."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"We grow up opposing our parents only to become like them enough to oppose our children who behave as we once did — a reminder of how dreadful we were toward those now-vindicated grandparents. And you thought God had no sense of humor."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"Every day grants us opportunities to do good. Take advantage of them. Do good. Be happy."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"The earth provides us a brand new beginning every twenty-four hours."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"Easter is the soul’s first taste of spring."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"The earth provides us a brand new beginning every twenty-four hours. It is a repeated invitation to breathe in the cool morning air and start afresh; to mimic the sunrise and brighten up while reaching once more for the sky; to carry a glad song in our heart like the early birds; and, as faithfully as the morning dew, to wash off the dust from yesterday."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"On this day, take time to remember those who have fallen. But on every day after, do more; put the freedoms they died for to greater and nobler uses."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"Gratitude paints little smiley faces on everything it touches."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"Gratitude doesn’t change the scenery. It merely washes clean the glass you look through so you can clearly see the colors."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"Christmas is like candy; it slowly melts in your mouth sweetening every taste bud, making you wish it could last forever."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"Christmas is like Candy; it slowly melts in your mouth sweetening every taste bud, making you wish it could last forever."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"“Christmas is like candy; it slowly melts in your mouth sweetening every taste bud, making you wish it could last forever.”"

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"The first real day of spring is like the first time a boy holds your hand."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"Lift up your eyes and see the good in the world, for we are people with an amazing capacity to do great good. And if only the minority choose to exercise this capacity to the smallest degree, oh how wondrous and sweet the deeds performed at but a few hands!"

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"You may be the only person left who believes in you, but it's enough. It takes just one star to pierce a universe of darkness. Never give up."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"Do it again. Play it again. Sing it again. Read it again. Write it again. Sketch it again. Rehearse it again. Run it again. Try it again. Because again is practice, and practice is improvement, and improvement only leads to perfection."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"Don't ever give up. Don't ever give in. Don't ever stop trying. Don't ever sell out. And if you find yourself succumbing to one of the above for a brief moment, pick yourself up, brush yourself off, whisper a prayer, and start where you left off. But never, ever, ever give up."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"Perseverance is the act of true champions."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"Past and Present I know well; each is a friend and sometimes an enemy to me. But it is the quiet, beckoning Future, an absolute stranger, with whom I have fallen madly in love."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"Every now and then I sit and watch the sun rise to remind myself how it's done—peacefully, steadily, warmly, and in beautiful color."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"Everything should be available in the color pink, including monster trucks."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"The only ship you can truly steer in this ocean is the one you’re sailing. Quit trying to alter the winds; harness them."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

"Pumpkins, in October, as fat as the full moon, they sit on our doorstep at night and glow."

- Richelle E. Goodrich