Richelle E. Goodrich Quotes - Page 15

I sat in a boxWith walls on each side.Not too tall.Not too wide.To think.To ponder.To pray.To hide.I sat in a box and cried.
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Pray as if you are fully aware that the intricate timing and rotation of every celestial entity in the universe—including the coming and going of innumerable, precious life forms—does not rest in your tiny, mortal hands.
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If every day you were to walk past the same individual and ignore him, never smiling or saying hello or returning any kind gesture he extended toward you, would you expect that same individual to readily respond if suddenly you were to implore his helping hand? Then don’t ignore God. Say ‘hello’ now and then.
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Moisture falls from the sky, cleansing the world and sustaining precious life. But it's the gloom—the cold, dark air—that receives notice. We fail to see the miracle of raindrops through our own tears.
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As ofttimes as it rains on my little spot of earth, you'd think I'd grow accustomed to the gloom.
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Rain is a lullaby heard through a thick, isolating blanket of clouds. It is the tinkling harp of water droplets; a moist breath whistling through willow reeds; a pattering beat background to the mourner's melody. Rain is a soft song of compassion for the brokenhearted.
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Discouragement, fear, and depression—three villains who lurk in the dark.They slip inside souls with a blindfold and goals to shatter your dreams and extinguish your spark.Their tactics are highly effective.They crush a great many each day.And under their spell it is easy to dwellOn fiascoes and failures that end in dismay.The heart and the mind are left heavy.The last speck of will is erased.And nothing stays on when these villains are gonebut a mouthful of bile with the bitterest taste.Alas! You must conquer the scoundrels!Elude, dodge, and keep them at bay!To feel fear slink in, boring under your skin,is a sign that his brothers are well on their way.So reach for your weapons against them!Take hope and hard work in each hand!Strap faith on your hips and a prayer on your lipsand show those debasers how firmly you stand!Discouragement, fear and depression—the truth should be known of these cads.They’re empty and weak; it is your strength they seek.Deny them and life is your wish in the bag.
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The further you descend into a pit, the darker things appear. You can't keep digging to find the light.
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Sorrow on another's face often looks like coldness, bitterness, resentment, unfriendliness, apathy, disdain, or disinterest when it is in truth purely sadness.
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In someone's darkest hour your simple act of kindness may imitate the sunrise, and to sad eyes you become their only source of light.
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Even among familiar faces, people often feel invisible and desolate, like an island in cold waters or a shadow apart from the crowd. Be the reason another never feels alone.
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Sometimes giving up feels like the easiest thing to do. But then the easiest thing has never produced more than a garden full of weeds.
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It is a fact that one man can be deliriously happy in the exact situation that causes another man to wither from depression.
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If you often feel alone, ignored, or forgotten, think about this: closing the door and locking yourself in won't change anything—literally and figuratively.
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Friends are the real superheroes. They battle our worst enemies—loneliness, grief, anxiety, depression, fear, and doubt—every time they come around.
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It's not wrong to feel sorry for yourself. Just like it's not wrong to stand in a puddle of water while the rain pours down on your head. But neither is productive, unless you enjoy feeling cold and miserable and soggy while mascara runs down your face.
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It is not wrong to feel sorry for yourself. Just like it is not wrong to sit in a puddle of water while the rain pours down on your head. But neither is productive, unless you enjoy feeling cold and miserable and soggy while mascara runs down your face.
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As a writer, you must truly possess a love for words.""Yes, that's right," I agreed."I've noticed that some authors favor particular words, making frequent use of them. Do you have a favorite?"I nodded assuredly and shared my answer. "BECAUSE."My interviewer looked surprised, as though he'd expected an impressive adjective or some rare verb. "That's your favorite word? Why?"I tried not to smirk. "Because.
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Chameleonesque, hobbitish, unicorned, stompled, selfishism, and unwakeable may not be real words, but you do know what they mean.
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Why certainly, words possess power.  They do!  But releasing their magic requires combining and arranging those words in the right order.
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There are things known—things experienced, felt, and understood—that words hold no power to convey. Attempting to do so only dilutes their substance and does them injustice.
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Three carefully stringed words are worth more than a book of gibberish. It's not the word count but the impact of those words that counts.
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Few realize how loud their expressions really are. Be kind with what you wordlessly say.
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I bleed words.I dream in narrative. I live in infinite worlds.I befriend figmental characters.I wish on stars in other galaxies.I harvest stories from a brooding muse.I bloom under moonlight in hushed seclusion.I am a writer.
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Words never fade away but echo on for eternity. Let your echo ring sweet.
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A thought can prompt. Words can stir. But it takes action to attain a dream.
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Writers possess magic. It's in their w
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The only way to change the world is to quit thinking it's a job for Superman. Real power lies in your own hands.
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Your efforts extend like ripples on the ocean, much further than you know.
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A picture may be worth a thousand words, but those well-arranged words are worth a multi-million-dollar motion picture.
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Words that should cross your lips with ease: thank you, love you, sorry, please.
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Words have less substance than air. Don't tell me about your zealous dreams, your firm convictions, your profound love―show me.
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Hope is a fire more ravenous than the flames of temptation.  For if only a portion of it poisons your veins, it is enough to make you stand against ridiculous odds again and again and again.
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You stand a better chance of bringing pretend to life through the power of belief than you stand any chance of erasing what's real by refusing to believe.
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Hope is the fuel within all human souls.Eliminate hope—nothing moves, nothing grows.
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You made a choice—a single choice. How neat to think you may have opened the door to a wondrous future without knowing.
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Something wonderful is about to happen, and something awful is about to happen. You can dwell on either one. It’s your choice.
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Authors always carry a means for scribbling and an excuse for pausing, often inopportunely, to record those fleeting sparks of creative fancy that might otherwise vanish like a wisp in the wind if ignored.  Writing is a jealous and needy lover.
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No matter how hard they try, they'll never create anything so perfectly beautiful as what plays out in my own imagination.
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Artistry exists in everyone. What makes it blossom is a soul's personal desire to find an outlet for expression.
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Some build their castles 'mid thunderbolts and fireworks. My worlds take shape in silence.
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As a writer, I see the saga of your life in a single glimpse. It may be inaccurate, but my version doesn't lack for creativity.
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Every brush stroke on the canvas, every dab of color introduced, the fine textures impressed in the paint—this accumulation of many small acts combines to shape a final work of art.  And so it is with life; each step, each deed, each brief choice builds gradually, day by day, to shape both character and destiny.
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Trying to fix the shortcoming of others while ignoring your own flaws results in little if no improvement―not to mention bitter feelings. Concentrating on personal growth sets a good example and results in the improvement of one life if not more.
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Life demands much. Give more.
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Life is a book that someone else is reading—and you, a key character—hence the need for continual conflict and resolution. We can't have any boring books.
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The power behind living a dream lies in either believing it's a dream or knowing it's not.
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I don't believe that the course of anyone's lifetime has ever been as unerring as that of the rising and setting sun, but I know many lives that have been just as inspiring.
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If you feel like a nearly-drowned rat that’s been dragged through the mud, all twisted up inside your mother’s borrowed, prized quilt, having been tossed about by gale force winds that managed to entangle you in barbed wire one-thousand miles from your goal in the middle of a hot, barren nowhere void of any basic necessities―then congratulations! You’re no observer but an actual participant in the game of life! Stand up and keep living.
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Those things that inspire, enthuse, and compel you should consume your life.
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We live our lives supposing things are as they appear to be when that is almost never the case.
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Live your day and live it well. It's yours whether you want it or not.
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Life has moments that feel as if the sun has blackened to tar and the entire world turned to ice.  It feels as if Hades and his vile demons have risen from the depths of Tartarus solely for the purpose of banding to personally torture you, and that their genuine intent of mental, emotional, and spiritual anguish is tearing you to shreds.  Your heart weighs as heavily as leaden legs which you would drag yourself forward with if not for the quicksand that pulls you down inch by inch, paralyzing your will and threatening oblivion.  And all the while fire and brimstone pour from the sky, pelting only you.  Truly, that is what it feels like. But that feeling is a trial that won't last forever.  Never give up.
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There is strength in numbers, yes, but even more so in collective good will. For those endeavors are supported by mighty forces unseen.
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When you devalue ethics and morals by proclaiming that our attitude toward them should be casual or lenient, you can't be surprised by a rising generation who then behaves disrespectfully, treating life, people, and choices as if they possess little value or worth.  For whether or not that was the intention, society has taught them to believe thusly.
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A society built upon a foundation of vengeance is a society doomed to destroy itself.
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A mother is a child's first looking glass into the world.
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I hang around kids so people will assume when I act like one it's because I'm babysitting.
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Someday my children will look fondly on the annoying things I did and see them clearly as evidence of love.
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Validate my existence with your words and I will speak to you all the day long.
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