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They look at me and I kind of back up in case they go for my throat.

Terry Goodkind

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Terry Goodkind
Age: 72 †
Born: 1948
Born: January 14
Died: 2020
Died: September 17
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Terry Lee Goodkind
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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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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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Do you hate me because I have magic? Of course not. Do you love me despite my magic? He thought a minute. No. I love everything about you, and your magic is part of you. That was how I got past the Confessor's magic. If I had loved you despite your power, I wouldn't have been accepting you for who you are. Your magic would have destroy
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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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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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I've always said fantasy is sort of 'stealth philosophy'.
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Standing for truth is everything. Truth is power. Don't ever forget that.
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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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