419 Quotes by Richard Paul Evans

Some own up to their past. Some are owned by their past. The wise take what they can from the past and then leave it behind.

What the masses don’t realize is that they’re looking for a shepherd. Those who don’t think they can be influenced or call themselves ‘independent thinkers’ are usually the biggest conformists of all – and the easiest to turn. Why do you think cults prey on college students? Easy picking.

I don’t know what is behind the curtain; only that I need to find out.

The thing is, we use past relationships like maps to navigate new ones. But it doesn’t work that way, because every human, every relationship is different. It’s like trying to use a map of Las Vegas to get around Vermont. It won’t work. That’s why so many people get lost.

All around the lobby were flickering red candles, and the room was filled with a pleasant scent of cinnamon, clove, and pine.

I’ve never understood why people said ‘in your own words.’ Who else’s words would I use?

I believe that we were meant to live as social creatures, to reach out and bless each other’s lives.

To the thief, everyone’s a crook. To the liar, everyone’s a fraud. The curse of all sin is the mirror of false perception it traps us in.

The surest way to minimize your own burdens is to carry someone else’s.