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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.
Richard Paul Evans
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Richard Paul Evans
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: October 11
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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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Commitment to a plan or thought carries with it a force that can influence the unconscious mind and bring about the desired effect. In other words, once we decide to have something, the mind unconsciously begins to create the reality necessary to bring to pass what we desire.
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I have learned that real angels don't have gossamer white robes and Cherubic skin, they have calloused hands and smell of the days' sweat.
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Some people were born to work for others. Not in a mindless, servile-way--rather they simply work better in a set regimen of daily tasks and functions. Others were born of the entrepreneurial spirit and enjoy the demands of self-determination and the roll of the dice.
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Don't try to write what other people are writing - write what is true to you.
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From our first babblings to our last word, we make but one statement, and that is our life.
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I'm a humble guy, okay?
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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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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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In the beginning, I had considered these stops on my journey as interruptions - but I'm coming to understand that perhaps these detours are my journey.
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Could it be that to truly love a thing is not to desire it, but to desire happiness for it?
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The depth of love is revealed in its departure.
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It's our memories that make us who we are. Without them, we're nothing. If that means we have to hurt sometimes, it's worth it.
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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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The first casualty of hitting rock bottom is vanity.
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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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Dwelling on him would make him a bigger part of my life than I want him to be.
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We're all moons. Sometimes our dark sides overshadow our light.
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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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. . .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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