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That which we expect of life is indeed all that it ever can be.

Richard Paul Evans

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Richard Paul Evans
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: October 11
Author
Novelist
Writer
Salt Lake City
Utah
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Expect
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The shackles of belief, when reinforced by fear, are difficult to break free from and rarely done.
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We carry around in our heads these pictures of what our lives are supposed to look like, painted by the brush of out intentions. It's the great, deep secret of humanity that in the end none of our lives look the way we thought they would. As much as we wish to believe otherwise, most of life is a reaction to circumstances.
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We stone our prophets, then build monuments to them after they're gone.
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Magna est veritas, et praevalebit: truth is mighty, and will prevail
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. . . Harboring an emotion as powerful as gratitude has power of its own.
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Broken vows are like broken mirrors. They leave those who held to them bleeding and staring at fractured images of themselves.
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The thing is, the only real sign of life is growth. And growth requires pain. So to choose life is to accept pain.
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Mr. Vey, you cannot be stuffed into a locker without your consent. Dallstrom said, which may be the dumbest thing ever said in a school. You should have resisted. That's like blaming someone who was struck by lightning for getting in the way.
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We can spend our days bemoaning our losses, or we can grow from them. Ultimately the choice is ours. We can be victims of circumstance or masters of our own fate, but make no mistake, we cannot be both. The Walk - Epilogue Page 288
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I've wondered why the famous congregate with each other. Perhaps it's to assure each other that they really are as important as they think they are.
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People are looking for inspiration, and my books are sometimes the vehicles of what people are looking for.
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Don't try to write what other people are writing - write what is true to you.
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But more than brave, you have love. And love is brave.
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I've come to know that what we want in life is the greatest indication of who we really are (p. 331).
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