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
want arguing logic
Why should I live my whole life where I don't want to be. [it's a good point - pretty hard to argue with that sort of logic really isn't it!
people enemy purpose
People need an enemy to feel a sense of purpose.
fool
Fools who won't see the truth are deadly.
character mind littles
Ever since I was really little, I've had characters that were in my mind.
mistake character handle
One of the things that defines our character is how we handle mistakes.
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.
moving years want
After that, I came back every year. Everyone said, 'Well, when you retire you can move there.' But I said, 'Why should I live my whole life where I don't want to be.'
jobs war moving
Reasons are the spoils of victory. When you've destroyed the enemy, then your leaders write down the reasons in books, and give moving speeches about them. If you've done your job, then there aren't any of the enemy left to dispute your leader's reasons. At least not until the next war.
amount
No amount of telling is worth doing it once.
book safe hard
Books served to keep hard-won knowledge safe. They endured.
ready
Dance with me, Death, I am ready.
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.
heart dancing soul
Dancing with death meant being committed to killing, committed with your heart and soul.
speak speak-the-truth
You can destroy those who speak the truth, but you cannot destroy the truth itself