Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons Quotes
You cannot know what I do not tell you, yet you will be judged harshly for not knowing.
Every heart has a layer of sadness, whether deeply buried or covering the surface for all to see.
Life's lessons aren't always new. Often they're the same old worn-out truths offering us greater depths of wisdom and understanding.
Pain defines moments in the lives of all human beings. The trial is not the endurance of pain but the choices we make regarding how to endure.
People think kindness is a soft, weak, submissive influence when in reality it is the most potent, persuasive force in existence.
Happiness simply forms like a rainbow in the kindest and most grateful hearts.
The real beauty of a woman is most clearly seen in the smiles of those who interact with her.
If I expect nothing of you, it will be far easier to forgive your offenses than if I place my whole world in your hands.
Of all the magic words in existence, words of kindness create the greatest transformation spells.
Hope is the fuel within all human souls.Eliminate hope—nothing moves, nothing grows.
Thanksgiving is not only being aware of the abundance of good in the world but embracing it.
Chew off a little every day, because it’s hard to swallow a whole pie at once.
Friends are the real superheroes. They battle our worst enemies—loneliness, grief, anxiety, depression, fear, and doubt—every time they come around.
When someone tells me to 'just relax, ' I wonder why they don’t hand me a book?
In my lifetime I have witnessed far too many miracles to believe in impossibilities, and so I am officially modifying the defini
When it comes to fighting for your dreams, be a dragon. Breathe fire.
Mirror, mirror on the wall, I have placed you in my hallWhere I wander every day.Echo beauty, and you’ll stay.
Have you ever noticed how the most intriguing individual in the room seems content to listen sooner than speak?
Beauty may catch the eye, but a jolly laugh will lasso the heart.
Hatred is prevalent on this earth because it requires no real effort, unlike the investment it takes to genuinely understand a person.
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.
Understand that great accomplishments require great effort. If a goal is achieved without effort, it is no accomplishment but a mere happening.
None of us have reached the peak of perfection, but it shouldn’t stop anyone from trying to make the climb.
The only thing you can justifiably claim that life owes you is an equal measure of what you have given out. And even that is debatable.
Life can seem like a gloomy wait in the thick of black shadows.And still there are those who smile at the darkness, anticipating the beauty of an eventual sunrise.
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.
The horses have stoppedtheir clippity-clop, but feet are too slowfor where I must go.So here I shall stayuntil light of daywhen clippity-clopgets my team underway.
If you think the most courageous and difficult thing you can do is stubbornly stand your ground, try graciously giving in.
Knowledge gained is as useless as prideif filed away and never applied.
Most are unaware of their tremendous worth and boundless potential, despite possessing both.
The spirit of Christmas is a sweet, internal peace that testifies of the power of kindness and charity.
What kind of person is void of compassion? A heartless one. But alas, compassion cannot exist without the endurance of afflictions.
The Christmas spirit is simply an honest spirit of love for all humanity. It is the force that moves us to give what we can, to help as we are able, and to always be of kind comfort.
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.
If we simply imagined that everyone who crossed our path was living out his or her very last day on Earth, we might treat people as kindly as we ought to each day they lived.
Imagine the greatness this world would know if kindness were as contagious and enduring as the common cold.
Learning to breathe fire isn’t nearly as extraordinary as learning to breathe a word of kindness.
The crazy thing about poetry is how its simplicity makes it complicated.
You would think those who have endured unkindness would be kinder as a result, intent on sparing others the awful suffering they abhorred firsthand.
If you never bother to say the words, why should anyone believe you ever felt them?
Barking at people earns their respect about as effectively as staring into the sun improves your vision.
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.
To obtain wealth beyond measure, seek to make more friends than money.
