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Enemies,' the wizard said, 'are the price of honour.

Terry Goodkind

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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
Wizard
Wizards
Honour
Enemies
Price
Enemy

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