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Emotions are the end result, the sum, of things learned

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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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Emotions
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There is nothing that exists that has only one side. Even a piece of paper, thin as it is, has two sides.
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Many people believe everything others say, even though what they see with their own eyes, should be enough to tell them otherwise.
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People are stupid... They will believe a lie because they want to believe it's true, or because they're afraid it might be true.
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Those who have come here to hate should leave now for in their hate, they only betray themselves.
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...you'll find that being a friend is to like a person for who they are, even the parts you don't understand. You don't have to understand, or do the same, or live their lives for them. If you truly care for them, then you want them to be who they are that was why you liked them in the first place.
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It is said that the greatest cruelty is drawn from those with the kindest hearts.
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Sometimes, it is necessary to step beyond what you have known and to reach for something more.
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There is no place so dangerous as a world without magic.
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I've always said fantasy is sort of 'stealth philosophy'.
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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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Dance with me, Death, I am ready.
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Admitting that you do not know something is the first step to learning.
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Cut the attacker down, to cut them down to their very soul
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Every person's life is theirs by right. An individual's life can and must belong only to to himself, not to any society or community, or he is then but a slave.
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I'm afraid that we all make mistakes. One of the things that defines our character is how we handle mistakes. If we lie about having made a mistake, then it can't be corrected and it festers. On the other hand, if we give up just because we made a mistake, even a big mistake, none of us would get far in life.
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You can destroy those who speak the truth, but you cannot destroy the truth itself
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We reap a reward merely in the act of helping others. We never know how, or if, that reward will come back to us. Helping is the reward none other is needed nor better.
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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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Standing for truth is everything. Truth is power. Don't ever forget that.
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