I believe that love is the choice we make to raise ourselves and others to the highest planes of existence. Richard Paul Evans More Quotes by Richard Paul Evans More Quotes From Richard Paul Evans No,' he said, 'you only have to live long enough to inspire others to do great things. Richard Paul Evans enoughinspirelong Life has taught me that to fly, you must first accept the possibility of falling. Richard Paul Evans taughtfallfirsts The reason we start things is rarely the reason we continue them. Richard Paul Evans reason The truest indication of gratitude is to return what you are grateful for. Richard Paul Evans gratitudeinspiringinspirational I am a believer in angels, though not the picture-book kind with wings and harps. Such angelic accoutrements seem as nonsensical to me as devils sporting horns and carrying pitchforks. To me, angel wings are merely symbolic of their role as divine messengers. Richard Paul Evans angelwingsbook . . .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 wintercharacterwar Broken vows are like broken mirrors. They leave those who held to them bleeding and staring at fractured images of themselves. Richard Paul Evans bleedingmirrorsbroken But more than brave, you have love. And love is brave. Richard Paul Evans and-lovebravelove-is We're all moons. Sometimes our dark sides overshadow our light. Richard Paul Evans lightmoondark It's a shame that humans don't come with reset buttons. Richard Paul Evans buttonsreset-buttonshame The sin of the desert is knowing where the water is and not sharing it. Richard Paul Evans desertknowingwater We love those whom we serve (p. 26) Richard Paul Evans Love never gives in or up, holding tight to lofty ideals that transcend this earth and time, while its counterfeit simply concludes it was mistaken and quickly runs off to find the next real thing. Richard Paul Evans realrunninggiving To forgive is to unlock the cage of another's folly to set ourselves free. Richard Paul Evans cagesfollyforgiving When we hate someone we make them more powerfull than they are. Richard Paul Evans hate People are like books, unknown until they are opened. Richard Paul Evans humanitybookpeople The concept of spiritual healing was something I was raised with. Richard Paul Evans raisedspiritualhealing In your hurry to keep Christmas, you have forgotten Christmas. The truest gift of Christmas is the gift of self. Richard Paul Evans truestselfforgotten We humans...are seriously flawed. The things that are the most necessary, the most critical to us, are the things we take most for granted. Air. Water. Love. If you have someone to love, you are lucky. If they love you back, you're blessed. And if you waste the time you have to love them, you're a fool. -The Christmas List- p. 296 Richard Paul Evans blessedairlove-you I don't want to go to Peru. "How do you know? You've never been there." I've never been to hell either and I'm pretty sure I don't want to go there. Richard Paul Evans hellwanttravel