Quotes from The Gift

Richard Paul Evans ·  335 pages

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“Sunsets, like childhood, are viewed with wonder not just because they are beautiful but because they are fleeting.”
― Richard Paul Evans, quote from The Gift


“I've come to know that what we want in life is the greatest indication of who we really are.”
― Richard Paul Evans, quote from The Gift


“Heroes rarely look the way we draw them in our minds: attractive, imposing figures with rippling muscles and strong chins. More times than not they are humble beings, small and flawed. It is only their spirits that are beautiful and strong.”
― Richard Paul Evans, quote from The Gift


“We all arrive on Earth with a round-trip ticket.”
― Richard Paul Evans, quote from The Gift


“Forgiveness does not require us to close our eyes but rather to truly open them.”
― Richard Paul Evans, quote from The Gift



“Small kindnesses often, unintentionally, produce the biggest payoffs.”
― Richard Paul Evans, quote from The Gift


“Some people deal with their problems by talking them to death. In fact, some enjoy the execution so much they resurrect their problems just so they can kill them again.-Nathan Hurst”
― Richard Paul Evans, quote from The Gift


“I’ve come to know that what we want in life is the
greatest indication of who we really are.”
― Richard Paul Evans, quote from The Gift


“We stone our prophets, then build monuments to them after they're gone.”
― Richard Paul Evans, quote from The Gift


“There's no hurt so great that love can't heal it.”
― Richard Paul Evans, quote from The Gift



“You know how before you buy a house you hire someone to come check it out and write a homebuyer's report? Someone should do that for husbands. Before you get married, you should have a complete inspection to find out what's broken, if it's fixable, and how much it will cost to repair.”
― Richard Paul Evans, quote from The Gift


“I once heard it said that everyone needs love-and if they're denied, they'll find it, or a reasonable substitute somewhere.”
― Richard Paul Evans, quote from The Gift


“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.”
― Richard Paul Evans, quote from The Gift


“It seems that the most significant events in our lives happen while we’re worried about something else happening.”
― Richard Paul Evans, quote from The Gift


“Our thoughts are not arrows haphazardly shot out into the cosmos. They are boomerangs.”
― Richard Paul Evans, quote from The Gift



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About the author

Richard Paul Evans
Born place: in Salt Lake City, Utah, The United States
Born date October 11, 1962
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