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Evil contained is not evil destroyed.
Terry Brooks
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Terry Brooks
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: January 8
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Science Fiction Writer
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Sterling
Illinois
Terence Dean Brooks
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It's better to die in pursuit of your dreams than to live a life without hope.
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The Golden Compass is one of the best fantasy / adventure stories that I have read. This is a book no one should miss.
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For a writer, its very attractive to stay in one world for a time.
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My interests are different now than they were thirty years ago.
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Might have, could have, may have, should haveāthe haves and have nots reduced to pointless possibilities.
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What kind of world permitted such terrible injustice, where good men were stripped of everything and soulless creatures of malice and hatred survived to glory in their pointless death?
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I cannot imagine life without books any more than I can imagine life without breathing.
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The future is an ever-shifting maze of possibilities until it becomes the present. The future I have shown you tonight is not yet fixed. But it is more likely to become so with the passing of every day because nothing is being done to turn it aside. If you would change it, do as I have told you.
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A cat never discusses his business with humans, not even Princesses. A cat never explains and never apologizes. A cat never alibis. You must accept a cat as it is and for what it is and not expect more than the pleasure of its company.
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After all, you put a lot into creating a universe and everything that goes with it, and it seems a shame to use it only once.
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Herein lies the heart and soul of the nations. Their right to be free men, Their desire to live in peace, Their courage to seek out truth, Herein lies the Sword of Shannara.
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A world in which elves exist and magic works offers greater opportunities to digress and explore.
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My breakthrough as a reader was when I discovered the European adventure story writers - Alexander Dumas, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Walter Scott, to name a few.
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When she cried, he would say, there is nothing wrong with crying. Your feelings tell you who are. They tell what is important. Don't ever be ashamed of them.
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She has her gown nicely in place tonight, doesn't she? Black velvet and sparkles, not a thread left hanging. Clever girl, this city. Even the sky is her friend.
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I think I make better use of language and imagery than when I started out.
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We live out our lives as we are meant to live them-with some choice, with some chance, but mostly as a result of the persons we are.
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The more complex and overwhelming the threat to a protagonist, the better the opportunity for the author to create a compelling conflict and a dramatic resolution.
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Well, I think that as a country, we've drifted away from appreciating the importance of imagination.
Terry Brooks
I have learned to do more with less, so you don't see the big books anymore.
Terry Brooks