Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons Quotes

Thanksgiving is not only being aware of the abundance of good in the world but embracing it.

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.

Sometimes a problem isn’t really a problem but the solution in disguise.

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.

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.

You are right, I do fall down a lot. But that wouldn’t be true if I never stood back up.

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.

Never judge another knight without first knowing the strength and cunning of the dragons he fights.

Annoyances are strangely not so annoying when the person responsible has endeared himself to you.

What are you most thankful for?” she asked.My reply came easily. “Being too blessed to have any hope of answering that question.

Every birthday celebrates a life because every life is important.

Maybe Christmas is more than a day to receive. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, is a day to believe.

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.

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.

Vultures pick the meat clean off a bone. Guilt eats at the marrow, leaving a man hollow.

A pang of guilt, like a blaring siren, should never be ignored.

This feeling of guilt is your conscience calling your attention to the higher road, and your heart wishing you had taken it.

Consider guilt like a street sign that warns of rough roads ahead if you don’t make a u-turn.

When dragons attack, the only thing you should seek to stand behind is your own sword.

Go put on your mask.Say 'trick-or-treat' in costume.It’s All Hallows Eve.

All human beings wield influence—a powerful sword granted at birth. Wield your sword with care.

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

Anyone who takes the time to attentively listen is either an old soul or a romantic one.

No one believes he is an idiot until the consequences of his actions prove it. Then hindsight rubs it in.

To actively improve the worldand change your life as well, speak all the good you know, and all the bad refuse to tell.

The elixir of life is a bubbling stream of laughter.

The day you were bornHeaven wept at its great loss, Earth joyed at its gain.

The secret to style is a beautiful smile.

The best bubbly I ever tasted was laughter.

Laughter can deflate almost any problem down to its proper size.

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.

To look in the mirror and smile is a challenge for many people. Those who do so without the slightest scowl are indeed fortunate.

If you mess with dragons, you will get burned. Don’t say no one warned you.

The real me isn’t someone you see but someone you know.

You won’t solve your problems by drowning others in them.

The best fathers have the softest, sweetest hearts. In other words, great dads are real marshmallows.

A hero is a person who, without a second thought, simply does the right thing because his conscience cannot live with any other choice.

Heroes don’t have the need to be known as heroes, they just do what heroes do because it is right and it must be done.

Meanness is a monster that usurps your self-control because you cowardly allow it to conquer you.

Learn to brush off criticism as easily as you brush aside hollow compliments.

A gentleman willNever allow a ladyTo feel less than grand.

When gossip starts, be deaf.

If life is a stage and you are your own agent, then don’t hesitate to play the character you wish to play.

Remembering our loved ones is breathing life into their fading images, that we might once more see their faces and pass along a tearful “I miss you.

I cast my eyes out to the seaAnd gaze at all eternity.until forever turns to night.My eyes then lift to catch starlight.

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Patience is real self-mastery.

In one way or another, you owe your life to Mother.

Observe the Lord’s Day as he would have you, and perhaps He will observe your days as you would have Him.