Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
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.
Richard Paul Evans
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Richard Paul Evans
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: October 11
Author
Novelist
Writer
Salt Lake City
Utah
Means
Without
Nothing
Sometimes
Mean
Make
Worth
Memories
Hurt
More quotes by Richard Paul Evans
Don't try to write what other people are writing - write what is true to you.
Richard Paul Evans
We are all in motion. Always. Those who are not climbing toward something are descending toward nothing.
Richard Paul Evans
People aren't wired to be alone. Even in the stressful population of prison, solitary confinement is still considered a cruel punishment.
Richard Paul Evans
Sometimes its not the strength but gentleness that cracks the hardest shells.
Richard Paul Evans
. . .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.
Richard Paul Evans
The thing is, the only real sign of life is growth. And growth requires pain. So to choose life is to accept pain.
Richard Paul Evans
I'm a humble guy, okay?
Richard Paul Evans
The first casualty of hitting rock bottom is vanity.
Richard Paul Evans
Rarely do we invest the time to open the book of another's life. When we do, we are usually surprised to find its cover so misleading and its reviews so flawed.
Richard Paul Evans
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
Richard Paul Evans
Old friends are memories personified.
Richard Paul Evans
It's a shame that humans don't come with reset buttons.
Richard Paul Evans
I've never understood why people said 'in your own words.' Who else's words would I use?
Richard Paul Evans
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.
Richard Paul Evans
Things that seem bad at the time are really blessings.
Richard Paul Evans
Some people spend so much time hunting treasure that they fail to see it all around them. It's like sifting through gold to find the silt.
Richard Paul Evans
Leah taught me that the greatest secret of life is that we find exactly what we're looking for. In spite of what happens to us, ultimately we decide whether our lives are good or bad, ugly or beautiful.
Richard Paul Evans
We are chained to that which we do not forgive
Richard Paul Evans
Life is not a sprint. It was never meant to be. It is just a step of faith after another.
Richard Paul Evans
To deny our pasts is to burn the bridge we must cross to self-understanding.
Richard Paul Evans