Terry Goodkind
Terry Goodkind
Terry Goodkind is an American writer. He is known for the epic fantasy The Sword of Truth series as well as the contemporary suspense novel The Law of Nines, which has ties to his fantasy series. The Sword of Truth series sold twenty-five million copies worldwide and was translated into more than twenty languages. It was adapted into a television series called Legend of the Seeker; it premiered on November 1, 2008, and ran for two seasons, ending in May...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
might live-by our-lives
We can't live our lives according to what might have been. We have to live by what is.
first-love firsts existence
You can't love anyone or anything until you love your own existence first. Love can only grow out of a respect for your own life.
teaching reality life-is
Teachings that defy reason defy reality; what defies reality defies life. Defying life is embracing death.
pain men years
The training of a Mord-Sith takes years - to learn to handle the pain. I guess it's also why only women are Mord-Sith, men are too weak.
use teach mines
Once you teach me something, it's mine to use.
dragons people honor
I wish people had half the honor of dragons.
guilty pity innocent
Pity for the guilty is treason to the innocent." -Kahlan
lessons surprising
Knowledge comes as it will. Life's lessons come at the most surprising times.
finals wizards unspoken
Wizard's Eleventh and Final Rule The "Rule Unspoken", the "Rule Unwritten", "The rule from the beginning of time.
evil ordinary chickens
But this was no ordinary chicken. This chicken was evil manifest.
victory return vengeance
I am dead. Only vengeance can restore me! Only victory can return my life to me!
cutting thinking light
many people must be ruled to thrive. In their selfishness and greed, they see free people as their oppressors. They wish to have a leader who will cut the taller plants so the sun will reach them. They think no plant should be allowed to grow taller than the shortest, and in that way give light to all. They would rather be provided a guiding light, regardless of the fuel, than light a candle themselves.
weight bears sin
Alone, he must bear the weight of a sin he dare not confess to the one person he loves…and has lost.
character men mark
Nothing marks a man's character better than his attraction to intelligence.