Quotes by Richard Bach

"In the United States Christmas has become the rape of an idea."

"The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work."

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

"Ask yourself the secret of your success. Listen to your answer, and practice it."

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

"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."

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

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

"True love stories never have endings."

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

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

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

"Learning is finding out what you already know."

"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."

"Happiness is the reward we get for living to the highest right we know."

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

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

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

"The meaning I picked, the one that changed my life: Overcome fear, behold wonder."

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