Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons Quotes
There is a sky full of stars aplenty, and all you can babble about is a cold, little rock we call the moon. This is how it is with petty problems that exist too close to us.
Quit acting like everything is so serious. Most situations aren’t as bad as you fear, and those that are might benefit from a little laughter.
Laughter can deflate almost any problem down to its proper size.
The day you were bornHeaven wept at its great loss, Earth joyed at its gain.
To actively improve the worldand change your life as well, speak all the good you know, and all the bad refuse to tell.
No one believes he is an idiot until the consequences of his actions prove it. Then hindsight rubs it in.
Anyone who takes the time to attentively listen is either an old soul or a romantic one.
Birthdays were made for going wild over the people we think are amazing.
All human beings wield influence—a powerful sword granted at birth. Wield your sword with care.
Go put on your mask.Say 'trick-or-treat' in costume.It’s All Hallows Eve.
When dragons attack, the only thing you should seek to stand behind is your own sword.
Consider guilt like a street sign that warns of rough roads ahead if you don’t make a u-turn.
This feeling of guilt is your conscience calling your attention to the higher road, and your heart wishing you had taken it.
A pang of guilt, like a blaring siren, should never be ignored.
Vultures pick the meat clean off a bone. Guilt eats at the marrow, leaving a man hollow.
The hero isn’t the one who is right, but the one who steps forward to take the blame—deserved or not—and apologize to save a relationship.
For every one person who praises you, there are a hundred who would criticize. Heed neither the one nor the hundred. It is your own opinion that truly matters.
Maybe Christmas is more than a day to receive. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, is a day to believe.
Every birthday celebrates a life because every life is important.
What are you most thankful for?” she asked.My reply came easily. “Being too blessed to have any hope of answering that question.
Annoyances are strangely not so annoying when the person responsible has endeared himself to you.
Never judge another knight without first knowing the strength and cunning of the dragons he fights.
Smile wide to receive many smiles in return. But if you want a good laugh, smirk like a wicked, little imp and watch the range of expressions you're flashed.
You are right, I do fall down a lot. But that wouldn’t be true if I never stood back up.
I might be tempted to socialize more if the conversations taking place around me were half as interesting as the dialogue going on inside my head.
Barking at people earns their respect about as effectively as staring into the sun improves your vision.
It is a great mystery to me how the problems of others seem like simple arithmetic while my own appear as complicated as a calculus equation.
Sometimes a problem isn’t really a problem but the solution in disguise.
You can teach a person all you know, but only experience will convince him that what you say is true.
Perfection may be an island out of reach, but setting your sails toward it makes for a magnificent voyage.
To get it doneand see it thru, find less to sayand more to do.
Understand that great accomplishments require great effort. If a goal is achieved without effort, it is no accomplishment but a mere happening.
Some days I feel like my worth is being reevaluated every five minutes.
Most are unaware of their tremendous worth and boundless potential, despite possessing both.
It's easy to offer advice on trials that have caused you to stumble. It's harder to talk about those that have knocked you flat.
Giving advice is like seeing an elephant in someone’s path and suggesting they remove it. Heeding advice requires forcing the elephant to budge. Huge difference.
It's easy to give advice on trials that have caused you to stumble. It's harder to talk about those that have knocked you flat.
With the best of intentions you toss me a lifeline. Failing to see how a piece of rope will do me any good, I ignore it and drown.
It's frustrating when our best efforts to help people fail. But if we could see life through their weary eyes and experience their trials with the same frayed emotions, we might understand why.
Silly little monster” all would say.They’d scratch its head and turn awayuntil it snatched their tiny noses.They couldn’t even smell the roses!Ever after, every childdreaded monsters, fierce or mild.
You tell me that yes, I can do it. I know. And I may do it, if I so choose.You tell me that no, I cannot. I say, Oh? I shall do it, since you refuse!
Sipping teawith gleebeneath a gooseberry tree.I wish Alice were here.Oh, my dear, do not fear, she will be.
Find much to be grateful for in every day. Doing so will not only enrich your life, it will bless those around you in ways you may never know.
If you think the most courageous and difficult thing you can do is stubbornly stand your ground, try graciously giving in.
Isn’t it strange how a lamb can feel like a lion when comparing itself to a mouse, whereas a lion feels like a lamb when measuring itself against dragons?
