Richard Bach Quotes

"The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life."

"If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they're yours; if they don't they never were."

"What the caterpillar calls the end of the world the master calls a butterfly."

"True love stories never have endings."

"Don't be dismayed by good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends."

"You teach best what you most need to learn."

"Rarely do members of the same family grow up under the same roof."

"Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't."

"The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls the butterfly."

"You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it, however."

"There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we need to learn; whatever steps we take, they're necessary to reach the places we've chosen to go."

"Listen to what you know instead of what you fear."

"If it's never our fault, we can't take responsibility for it. If we can't take responsibility for it, we'll always be its victim."

"Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours."

"Our soulmate is the one who makes life come to life."

"Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness. Listen to it carefully."

"The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it."

"Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness."

"You are always free to change your mind and choose a different future, or a different past."

"Not being known doesn't stop the truth from being true."

"If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem."

"In order to live free and happily you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice."

"One of the great cosmic laws, I think, is that whatever we hold in our thought will come true in our experience. When we hold something, anything, in our thought, then somehow coincidence leads us in the direction that we've been wishing to lead ourselves."

"Can miles truly separate you from friends... If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there?"

"To fly as fast as thought, you must begin by knowing that you have already arrived."

"Allow the world to live as it chooses, and allow yourself to live as you choose."

"To bring anything into your life, imagine that it's already there."

"I want to be very close to someone I respect and admire and have somebody who feels the same way about me."

"Don't believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding, find out what you already know, and you'll see the way to fly."

"Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger."