#richelle

It's good to look at life from the bottom up so you can see that things have risen above what they once were. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#life #life-lessons #outlook #perspective #progress

Prayer, faith, and vision, plus real effort too. Blend them together for one potent brew; The magical spell to your dreams coming true. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#dreams #effort #faith #goals #hope

Though I may accumulate a great deal of riches in this world, it is only my wealth of knowledge, talents, and emotional bonds that I keep when I leave. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#family-relationships #friendship #knowledge #money #relationships

By the way, my name's Rose Hathaway. I'm seventeen years old, training to protect and kill vampires, in love with a completely unsuitable guy, and have a best friend whose weird magic could drive her crazy. Hey, no one said high school was easy. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#frostbite #hathaway #mead #richelle #rose

He'd barely seen me coming, and despite the horribleness of what I'd just done, I kind of wished one of my instructors had been there to grade me on such an awesome performance. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#funny #richelle-mead #rose #funny

I finally figured out the big, elusive secret to weight loss. Don't eat! Who knew? ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#food #humor #richelle #richelle-goodrich #weight-loss

No one had ever called me unnatural before, except for the time I put ketchup on a taco. But seriously, we'd been out of salsa, so what else was I supposed to do? ↗

— Richelle Mead

#richelle-mead #rose-hathaway #vampire-academy #blood

You should dress her better, you know." "I'm not interested in putting clothes on her," Adrian called as he steered me away. "Watch it," I warned through gritted teeth, "or you might be the one with the wineglass in your face." "I'm playing a part, little dhampir. One that's going to make sure you stay out of trouble." Adrian gave me a head-to-toe assessment. "That guy was right about the clothes, though. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#richelle-mead #rose #spirit-bound #trouble

Monsters excite us in this way or that. They make our pulse thrum and steal lives from the cat! They're frightening creatures, one peek and you'll see. Yet life without monsters, how dull it would be. Your tense, nervous laugh tells me you disagree? ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#monsters #richelle #richelle-goodrich #life

Just resign yourself to the fact that you're going to be miserable so you can finally be happy. (It's a sound theory, if you think about it hard enough.) ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#happiness #life #misery #resolve #richelle