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
betray
Only those you trust can betray you" ~ Nathan
names long doe
Richard started to walk away. Zedd called his name. He stopped and turned. Just be glad she cares for you as much as she does. If she didn't, she might have touched you." Richard stared back at him a long moment. "I'm afraid, in a way, she already has.
boundaries wardens
Boundary wardens, Zedd thought, were tougher than they had a right to be.
simple laughing tears
We don't want to lose you Lord Rahl. We don't want to go back to way things were." She sounded on the verge of tears. "We like being able to do simple things, like make a joke, and laugh. We could never do such things before. We always lived in fear that if we said the wrong thing we would be beaten, or worse. Now that we have seen another way, we don't want to go back to that. If you throw your life away for the Midlands, then we will.- Cara
guilt doe
Intent is guilt. Failure to successfully carry out the intent does not absolve the guilt.
apples looks way
I will have to admit, though, that I will never look at an apple in quite the same way.
determination loneliness dark
His face set in grim determination, Richard slogged ahead, his fingers reaching up to touch the tooth under his shirt. Loneliness, deeper than he had never known, sagged his shoulders. All his friends were lost to him. He knew now that his life was not his own. It belonged to his duty, to his task. He was the Seeker. Nothing more. Nothing less. Not his own man, but a pawn to be used by others. A tool, same as his sword, to help others, that they might have the life he had only glimpsed for a twinkling. He was no different from the dark things in the boundary. A bringer of death.
fool looks failing
I'd rather look a fool than be right and fail to act.
beautiful dragons long
She looked so beautiful in the moonlight, but it wasn't only the way she looked, it was what was inside her, everything from her intelligence and courage to her wit, and the special smile she gave only to him. He would slay a dragon, if there were such a thing, just to see that smile. He knew he would never want anyone else for as long as he lived. He would rather spend the rest of his life alone than with someone else. There could be no one else.
bags
Bags, and Double Bags!" - Zedd
mistake character handle
One of the things that defines our character is how we handle mistakes.
magic sincerity sincere
There is magic in sincere forgiveness - magic to heal.
essence focus stories
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.
emotion ends results
Emotions are the end result, the sum, of things learned