If there is one author that I truly like and admire the most, it’s Richard Paul Evans. Haha, we are online friends at Facebook. I have been reading his books since I discovered one during a sale at National Bookstore years ago. It was still pricey at P600.00 pesos but I just loved the first few lines in the book. Unfortunately though, I lost that book and four more of his hardbound ones back in 2009 during typhoon Ondoy. I was able to replace most of them through gifts from generous friends. I even have a first edition copy of one of his books sent by a friend. An online friend I met at our Catholic page on Facebook is also so fond of reading and she was thrilled that I recommended RPE’s books to her. From then on, every time she comes home, she brings me copies of those books I lost in the flood and newly published ones that I haven’t read yet. I have lots of quotes here (a hundred of them) that RPE generously shared on his wall. I am afraid some of them ate up my available space because they were in high resolution format.
I am presently reading a lovely one published last October 2001 entitled The Christmas Box Miracle: My Spiritual Journey of Destiny, Healing and Hope. This book is included in my wish list for so many years until I finally found a copy. Finally reading it. It’s his personal story of how he wrote The Christmas Box, self-published it in 1994 and it became a best-seller. It’s a holiday classic that was an expression of love for his two daughters never intending for it to be published. I think this is the best summary of the books he wrote because in each page, there were quotes from those books he published earlier. Faith and determination usually overcome adversity in life. Persistence in believing in a dream helps a lot. This is more like his autobiography written from the time he was a small kid sharing everything with his sister and six brothers.
Here is one of his previous quotes which I compiled into an album at Facebook.
Here’ what he wrote on his Facebook wall years ago about how he views books.
Books can be such powerful things–they can console us, motivate us, they can unite us with the rest of humanity, to help us understand that we are not so alone in our thoughts, our dreams and our deepest hopes. To read something that feels so peaceful and familiar, as if it was plucked from our own mind and soul, is a powerful experience. I am grateful for the books that have affected me throughout my life. I am pleased that here and there my books reach my readers in this way. God bless.
By the way, I am on my 72nd book at Goodreads Reading Challenge 2020.
Books are our best friends….they can influence us in many ways. Would love to read this one.
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Thanks Ritu. I hope you’ll like it 🙂
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That’s a really good quote, Arlene.
Best wishes, pete.
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Thanks a lot Pete ✌
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beautiful quote from Evans 🙂
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Hi Wilma, thank you.
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For someone who thought they were falling behind in reading a while back, you are doing remarkably well!
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Sometimes all you can do is read to keep your sanity. Thanks Elizabeth.
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Absolutely!
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I too, love Evans and discover his books by ‘accident.’ I love his style. Thanks for sharing his quote.
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Hi Mary, it is nice to find someone who loves the way he writes. He is an online friend at Facebook so I am updated with all his books.
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He is very talented and one can ‘feel’ his words. I can only wish that I could write like him LOL. I went ahead and harnessed my fears, using what God gifted me with and finally published my memoir in 2016. I will gladly look Evans up on FaceBook.
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One of her daughters writes too. She has published two books already and I read both. I also watch some of his movie adaptations on YouTube. I love those quotes at the beginning of every chapter of his books. It all started with The Christmas Box. I could no longer remember some posts about him that I shared here. He even used to make memes of his quotes too and I collected all of them. it was always “feel free to share” for his readers. Find some of them here.
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Love that!
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Look for this, Love and Gelato, Love and Luck!
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