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People are looking for inspiration, and my books are sometimes the vehicles of what people are looking for.

Richard Paul Evans

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Richard Paul Evans
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: October 11
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I've never understood why people said 'in your own words.' Who else's words would I use?
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Magna est veritas, et praevalebit: truth is mighty, and will prevail
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It was the first time that I had ever been romantically kissed. It was even better than the chocolate cake.
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. . .and every native has a story of winter – stories that usually begin, You call this a storm? And grow in the telling like battle tales shared by graying war veterans. It’s a peculiar character flaw to those of us from cold climates that we feel superior to those who have the sense to live elsewhere.
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...even the most horribl e of nightmares is laced with the promise of dawn.
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Dwelling on him would make him a bigger part of my life than I want him to be.
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The first casualty of hitting rock bottom is vanity.
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We're all moons. Sometimes our dark sides overshadow our light.
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It's almost as difficult to believe that someone with so many trials could harbor such hope, as that there are those with so much advantage who harbor such hopelessness.
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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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Procrastinatio n is the thief of dreams
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I absolutely love playing the game 'Risk.
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If God came to save the world, why are so many of His professed followers intent on damning it?
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The more someone assures you that everything is okay, the more you can be assured that it's not.
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I have a penchant for fresh notebooks and mechanical pencils. It seems every time I go to the store, I buy a new notebook. I have dozens of them just sitting around.
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The further along we get on our life journey the more we wonder about those who traveled before us and paved the road.
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Often times, the greatest peace comes of surrender.
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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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But more than brave, you have love. And love is brave.
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I think the secret to a hoppy life is a selective memory. Remember what you are most grateful for and quickly forget what your not.
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