The Walk Quotes

“We're all moons. Sometimes our dark sides overshadow our light.”
― Richard Paul Evans, The Walk: The Walk / Miles to Go / Road to Grace / Step of Faith / Walking on Water

“It’s been written that, He who does not forgive is guilty of the greater sin. That verse had always confounded me. I had considered it unjust at best and cruel at worst. But these words were not meant as condemnation—rather as illumination of an eternal truth: that to not extend forgiveness is to burn the bridge that we ourselves must cross.”
― Richard Paul Evans, The Walk Series: The Walk / Miles to Go / Road to Grace / Step of Faith / Walking on Water

“We climb mountains because the valleys are full of cemeteries. The secret of survival is to climb, even in the dark, even when the climb seems pointless. The climb, not the summit, is the thing. And the great don’t just climb mountains, they carve them as they go.”
― Richard Paul Evans, The Walk Series: The Walk / Miles to Go / Road to Grace / Step of Faith / Walking on Water

“Regret is a useless emotion: it’s like brushing your teeth after you find a cavity.”
― Richard Paul Evans, The Walk Series: The Walk / Miles to Go / Road to Grace / Step of Faith / Walking on Water

“Nothing is more excruciating than waiting for the jury’s verdict. Except, perhaps, hearing the jury’s verdict. Alan Christoffersen’s diary”
― Richard Paul Evans, The Walk Series: The Walk / Miles to Go / Road to Grace / Step of Faith / Walking on Water

“Humans waste far too much time worrying about things that will never befall them. It’s my experience that the greatest tragedies are the ones that don’t even cross our minds—the events that blindside us on a Friday afternoon when we’re wondering how to spend our weekend.”
― Richard Paul Evans, The Walk Series: The Walk / Miles to Go / Road to Grace / Step of Faith / Walking on Water

“If I thought my previous employer ran a sweatshop, it was an afternoon tea party compared to being self-employed.”
― Richard Paul Evans, The Walk Series: The Walk / Miles to Go / Road to Grace / Step of Faith / Walking on Water

“The assumption of time is one of humanity’s greatest follies. We tell ourselves that there’s always tomorrow, when we can no more predict tomorrow than we can the weather. Procrastination is the thief of dreams. Alan Christoffersen’s diary”
― Richard Paul Evans, The Walk Series: The Walk / Miles to Go / Road to Grace / Step of Faith / Walking on Water

“It is better to be loved by one person who knows your soul than millions who don’t even know your phone number.”
― Richard Paul Evans, The Walk Series: The Walk / Miles to Go / Road to Grace / Step of Faith / Walking on Water

“Grief isn’t a luxury, it’s an appropriate response to loss. You don’t just will it away. If you allow it to run its course, it will fade with time, but if you ignore it or pretend it doesn’t exist, it only gets worse.”
― Richard Paul Evans, The Walk Series: The Walk / Miles to Go / Road to Grace / Step of Faith / Walking on Water