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We all can be only who we are, no more, no less.

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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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Philosophical

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Fate does not seek our consent.
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Culture carries no privilege to exist. Cultures do not have value simply because they are. Some cultures, the world is better off without.
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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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I had to live this long, have the experiences I've had, to create what I do. I knew I wanted to write for years, but I had to be ready so I wouldn't blow it. The move to Maine was the final step.
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Think of the solution, not the problem
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Admitting that you do not know something is the first step to learning.
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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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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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Richard thought a moment. I don't know, but we have to get across the pass. We're too tired to have to spend tonight fighting shadows again. We must get to the Midlands before dark. And this time, I promise I won't let go of your hand. Kahlan smiled and squeezed his hand. I won't let go of yours either.
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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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Fantasy allows you bend the world and the situation to more clearly focus on the moral aspects of what's happening. In fantasy you can distill life down to the essence of your story.
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Books served to keep hard-won knowledge safe. They endured.
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To love someone means that you sometimes are fulfilled the most by putting thier deepest desires above your own.
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If you are unwilling to defend your right to your own lives, then you are merely like mice trying to argue with owls. You think their ways are wrong. They think you are dinner.
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Sometimes, making the wrong choice is better than making no choice. You have the courage to go forward, that is rare. A person who stands at the fork, unable to pick, will never get anywhere.
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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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Honor is honesty to what is, not blind duty to what you wish to be.
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Enemies,' the wizard said, 'are the price of honour.
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If God is so powerful, can he create a rock which he cannot lift?
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Emotions are the end result, the sum, of things learned
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