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I've never understood why people said 'in your own words.' Who else's words would I use?
Richard Paul Evans
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Richard Paul Evans
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: October 11
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The reason we start things is rarely the reason we continue them.
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...for we are all amateurs at life, but if we do not focus too much on our mistakes, a miraculous picture emerges. And we learn that it's not the beauty of the image that warrants our gratitude--it's the chance to paint.
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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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So often the pain of our life is no more than a reminder to take our hand off the stove.
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I have come to believe that we do not walk alone in this life. There are others, fellow sojourners, whose journeys are interwoven with ours in seemingly random patterns, yet, in the end, have been carefully placed to reveal a remarkable tapestry. I believe God is the weaver at that loom.
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In the end, we all lose it. Remember that. In the end, we own nothing.
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The sin of the desert is knowing where the water is and not sharing it.
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Don't try to write what other people are writing - write what is true to you.
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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're all moons. Sometimes our dark sides overshadow our light.
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The truest indication of gratitude is to return what you are grateful for.
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Magna est veritas, et praevalebit: truth is mighty, and will prevail
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The only way to remove pain from death is to remove love from life.
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When we hate someone we make them more powerfull than they are.
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In your hurry to keep Christmas, you have forgotten Christmas. The truest gift of Christmas is the gift of self.
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Often times, the greatest peace comes of surrender.
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It has been a mistake living my life in the past. One cannot ride a horse backwards and still hold its reins.
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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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