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Terry Goodkind
Age: 72 †
Born: 1948
Born: January 14
Died: 2020
Died: September 17
Novelist
Writer
Omaha
Nebraska
Terry Lee Goodkind
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People need an enemy to feel a sense of purpose.
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Reasons are the spoils of victory. When you've destroyed the enemy, then your leaders write down the reasons in books, and give moving speeches about them. If you've done your job, then there aren't any of the enemy left to dispute your leader's reasons. At least not until the next war.
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Charity, if you have the means, is a personal choice, but charity which is expected or compelled is simply a polite word for slavery.
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You have one Mord-Sith and one Mother Confessor, here, both in very bad moods. I would suggest you not give us an excuse to lose our temper, or we may never find it again in your lifetime. -Kahlan Amnell
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When you insist someone submit to your will, it is accomplished most easily if you give them a small victory so they can retain their dignity while they do as you insist. ~ Kahlan Mother Confessor
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Once you place that crown of liar on your head, you can take it off again, but it leaves a stain for all time.
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To question me onceis a simple mistake, Lieutenant. Twice is treason. We execute traitors.-Kahlan
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I felt like I'd been misplaced in the cosmos and I belonged in Maine.
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There is magic in sincere forgiveness - magic to heal.
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Honor is honesty to what is, not blind duty to what you wish to be.
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Laugh all you want. I know my own worth and don't need to prove it to someone who doesn't know theirs.
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Only those you trust can betray you ~ Nathan
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If something is wrong, it matters not if a thousand men are for it you must still oppose it. If something is just, no amount of popular outcry should stay you from your course.
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Fate does not seek our consent.
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Never let a beautiful woman pick your path for you when there is a man in her line of sight
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Love is a passion for life shared with another person. You fall in love with a person who you think is wonderful. It's your deepest appreciation of the value of that individual, and that individual is a reflection of what you value most in life. Love, for sound reasons, can be one of life's greatest rewards.
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Cara burst into a hearty laugh. She clapped Richard on the back as he walked passed. I like her, Lord Rahl. You may keep her.
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It does the sheep no good to preach the goodness of a diet of grass, if the wolves are of a different mind.
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Enemies,' the wizard said, 'are the price of honour.
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Hesitation is a mistake that invites defeat. I would not be Mord-Sith had I not hesitated when I was young. - Cara
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