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Others made you into who you were. You made yourself into what you have become.

Terry Goodkind

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Terry Goodkind
Age: 72 †
Born: 1948
Born: January 14
Died: 2020
Died: September 17
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Omaha
Nebraska
Terry Lee Goodkind
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When the whole world is crazy, it doesn't pay to be sane.
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How do you know who I am?' Denna grinned, almost laughed. 'To know Richard is to know who Kahlan is.
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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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Her green eyes came unafraid to his. The connection was so intense that it threatened to drain his sense of self. He felt that he had always known her, that she had always been a part of him, that her needs were his needs.
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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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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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It is said that the greatest cruelty is drawn from those with the kindest hearts.
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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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No amount of telling is worth doing it once.
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They look at me and I kind of back up in case they go for my throat.
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Ever since I was really little, I've had characters that were in my mind.
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Books served to keep hard-won knowledge safe. They endured.
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To question me onceis a simple mistake, Lieutenant. Twice is treason. We execute traitors.-Kahlan
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It's only some rice and beans Captain. It's not like I'm giving you Cara's hand in marriage. - Richard
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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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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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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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I'm surprised you don't know more about magic, Sister Verna. There is a word that is magic. It can accomplish more than you might think. Maybe you have heard it before. It is the word 'please.
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The worse you are at thinking, the better you are at drinking.
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