#richelle

Your body and spirit, subconscious and conscious - every portion of you recognizes home.  That is why on the moment of arrival, your entire being relaxes into a contented puddle of joy. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#home #joy #richelle #richelle-goodrich #home

What were good and evil, really, but stupid categories? Stupid categories that restricted people and punished or rewarded them based on how they responded to their own natures, natures they really didn't have any way to control. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#georgina #kincaid #mead #richelle #succubus

what's your name?" what?" i asked, squinting at the light. your name." I reconized Dr. Olendzki peering over me. you know my name." I want you to tell me." Rose. Rose Hathaway." Do you know your birthday?" Of course I do. Why are you asking me such stupid things? Did you lose my records?" Dr. Olendzki gave an exasperated sigh and walked off, taking the annoying light with her. "I think she's fine, ↗

— Richelle Mead

#frostbite #mead #richelle #vampire #think

Call me crazy for asking this, but, um, are Lissa and I going with you?" "No" "No?" "No. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#mead #richelle #vampire #crazy

Disappointment is really just a term for our refusal to look on the bright side. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#discouragement #failure #goals #optimism #pessimism

I've heard a lot about you, Rose. Don't worry. It was all good." "No, it wasn't. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#frostbite #richelle-mead #tasha-ozera #vampire-academy #christianity

Roza." His voice had that same wonderful lowness, the same accent . . . it was all just colder. "You forgot my first lesson: Don’t hesitate. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#dimitri #mead #richelle #vampire-academy #wonder

Wow." I hadn't thought Dimitri could be any cooler, but I was wrong. "You beat up your dad. I mean, that's really horrible...what happened. But, wow. You really are a god." He blinked. "What?" "Uh, nothing. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#mead #richelle #vampire #nothing

A daily dose of daydreaming heals the heart, soothes the soul, and strengthens the imagination. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#healing #heart #imaginary-friend #imagination #inspirational

She turned back to the cards and tapped the Ace of Cups. "You're on the verge of a new beginning, a rebirth of great power and emotion. Your life will change, but it will be change that takes you in the direction that, while difficult, will ultimatley illuminate the world." "Whoa," I said. Rhonda then pointed to the Empress. "Power and leadership lie ahead of you, which you will handle with grace and intelligence. The seeds are already in place, though there's an edge of uncertainty-an enigmatic set of influences that hang around you like a mist." Her attention was on the Moon as she said those words. "But my overall impression is that those unknown factors won't deter you from your destiny." Lissa's eyes were wide. "You can teel that just from the cards?" ... After several moments of heavy silence, she said, "You will destroy that which is undead." i waited about thirty seconds for her to continue, but she didn't. "Wait, that's it?" ... Her eyes flickered over the cards, looked at Dimitri, then looked back at the cards. Her expression was blank. "You will lose what you value most, so treasure it while you can." She pointed to the Wheel of Fortune card. "The wheel is turning, always turning. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#richelle-mead #shadow-kiss #vampire-academy #change