Richelle E. Goodrich, Author

LITERARY NOVELIST | FANTASY FICTION AUTHOR | PLAIN POET | WORLD MAKER | CHARACTER BUILDER | MULTI-GENRE STORYTELLER | ILLUSTRATOR | PHILOSOPHER OF SORTS Richelle E. Goodrich writes emotionally resonant fiction that employs the imagination and stirs the heart—stories for readers who crave wonder, character depth, and a heartfelt connection to the human experience. Drawing from a lifelong fascination with truth-seeking, personal growth, and the constructive power of creative thinking, she weaves narratives that include both fantasy worlds and authentic emotional journeys. When she isn’t writing, Richelle can often be found pausing mid-task to jot down an insightful thought or a line of poetry—because inspirational muses never wait around.

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― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, and Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

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"This is your present, not your past. You live in the present, not the past. What matters is the present, not the past."

― Richelle E. Goodrich, Hope Evermore: Quotes, Verse, & Spiritual Inspiration for Every Day of the Year

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"Hope cannot accomplish much if you sit around and do nothing but dream. In the same vein, just going through the motions does very little if you have abandoned all hope."

― Richelle E. Goodrich, Hope Evermore: Quotes, Verse, & Spiritual Inspiration for Every Day of the Year

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"I have great hopes which I must feed by doing all I can. For hopes shape my reality when fed by work and plans."

― Richelle E. Goodrich, Hope Evermore: Quotes, Verse, & Spiritual Inspiration for Every Day of the Year

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"All you can do is start where you are. But you can start—right here, right now. You absolutely can."

― Richelle E. Goodrich, Hope Evermore: Quotes, Verse, & Spiritual Inspiration for Every Day of the Year

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― Richelle E. Goodrich, Grin and Bear It

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"There are still blue skies and rainbows and days bathed in sunlight. There are colorful shade trees filled with sweet bird songs. And there are wishing stars in the heavens as well as angels in God's service. So lift up your eyes. Refuse to be unhappy."

― Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year

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"The road to happiness starts with a deep breath and an awareness of the many blessings tied to that single breath."

― Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year

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"There are in this world ample reasons to be sad and disheartened, discouraged and fearful. But there are as many reasons not to be."

― Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year

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

― Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year

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"The further you descend into a pit, the darker things appear. You can't keep digging to find the light."

― Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year

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"When you reach the point you truly want someone to stop and listen, to hear even your unspoken words, to feel your depth of sorrow, to care unreservedly, and to completely understand—pray."

― Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year

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"Powerlessness is an excruciating pain; it is torture insurmountable."

― Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year

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"To think for yourself. To choose for yourself. To speak for yourself. To act for yourself. To be yourself. These are human rights worth defending."

― Richelle E. Goodrich, Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year

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"Some blessings do not look like blessings initially, but later you realize you are in fact better off the way things turned out."

― Richelle E. Goodrich, Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year

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"I wish to live in the world behind my eyes. It is a wondrous world; one worthy of dreams. Worthier still of bringing to life."

― Richelle E. Goodrich, Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year

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"Gratitude is medicine for a heart devastated by tragedy. If you can only be thankful for the blue sky, then do so."

― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, and Grumblings for Every Day of the Year