Joanne Richards

“The great American writer Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, ‘It is not the length of life, but the depth of life.’ You don’t need a long lifetime to make an impact on this world. You just need the will to do so.”
― Nikki Erlick, The Measure

“There are many gifts a friend brings to a woman’s life. History. Empathy. Honesty. Lucky was the woman who kept a childhood friend because that friend remembered what you looked like, who you were, and your people. Lucky was the woman who had a friend from the age of ten, when girls were brave, gutsy, and full of questions and had the time and pep to seek the answers. That friend knew who you really were. That friend had seen your soul.”
― Adriana Trigiani, The Good Left Undone

“encourage everyone to believe in themselves in the delusional way that I do. Put yourself out there in ways you’ve never imagined. Life is full of highs and earth-shattering lows. It’s hard not to get caught up in and torn down by all the negativity. But what if, through your own fantastical delusions, you were able to withstand the negativity and continue to grow, to learn, and to put yourself out there? I think you should all believe in yourselves to the point of taking chances and never accepting a slammed door.”
― Claudia Oshry, Girl With No Job: The Crazy Beautiful Life of an Instagram Thirst Monster

“Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards. Søren Kierkegaard”
― Jodi Picoult, Mad Honey