It was the first time that I had ever been romantically kissed. It was even better than the chocolate cake. Richard Paul Evans More Quotes by Richard Paul Evans More Quotes From Richard Paul Evans There's a problem with marrying up. You always worry that someday they'll see through you and leave. Or, worse yet, someone better will come along and take her. In my case, it wasn't someone. And it wasn't something better. Richard Paul Evans someday problem worry No,' he said, 'you only have to live long enough to inspire others to do great things. Richard Paul Evans enough inspire long Life has taught me that to fly, you must first accept the possibility of falling. Richard Paul Evans taught fall firsts 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 gratitude inspiring inspirational 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 angel wings book . . .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 winter character war Broken vows are like broken mirrors. They leave those who held to them bleeding and staring at fractured images of themselves. Richard Paul Evans bleeding mirrors broken But more than brave, you have love. And love is brave. Richard Paul Evans and-love brave love-is We're all moons. Sometimes our dark sides overshadow our light. Richard Paul Evans light moon dark It's a shame that humans don't come with reset buttons. Richard Paul Evans buttons reset-button shame The sin of the desert is knowing where the water is and not sharing it. Richard Paul Evans desert knowing water 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 real running giving To forgive is to unlock the cage of another's folly to set ourselves free. Richard Paul Evans cages folly forgiving 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 humanity book people The concept of spiritual healing was something I was raised with. Richard Paul Evans raised spiritual healing In your hurry to keep Christmas, you have forgotten Christmas. The truest gift of Christmas is the gift of self. Richard Paul Evans truest self forgotten 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 blessed air love-you