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
faithful emotion
But emotions when based on valued things can be a faithful and consistant sum of truths.
helping-others men house
It isn't what kind of house you have that matters. This is not happiness. It's what kind of mind you have, and how you care for your fellow man -- what you can do to help others who can be helped by no one else.
honesty honor wish
Honor is honesty to what is, not blind duty to what you wish to be.
made
Others made you into who you were. You made yourself into what you have become.
wizards beard common
Everybody knows it. Wizards are supposed to have beards. It's common knowledge.
expansion denial form
To the right person, the person who is truly born to it, duty is a form of love, through which all is possible. Duty is not always a denial of things, but an expansion of them to others. Duty is not always a chore, but is best carried out with love.
who-i-am do-you-know laughed
How do you know who I am?' Denna grinned, almost laughed. 'To know Richard is to know who Kahlan is.
cat reality thinking
The mice think they are right, but my cat eats them anyways. This is the point, reality is nothing, perception is everything.
drinking thinking drinking-whiskey
The worse you are at thinking, the better you are at drinking.
laughing want needs
Laugh all you want. I know my own worth and don't need to prove it to someone who doesn't know theirs.
kindness understanding path
The Second Rule is that the greatest harm can result from the best intentions. It sounds a paradox, but kindness and good intentions can be an insidious path to destruction. Sometimes doing what seems right is wrong, and can cause harm. The only counter to it is knowledge, wisdom, forethought, and understanding the First Rule. Even then, that is not always enough.
forget truth-is standing
Standing for truth is everything. Truth is power. Don't ever forget that.
ifs-and what-if important
But in the end, we can’t live our lives by ‘what if’ and ‘if only.’ We can only do the best we can to the best of our ability based on what we know. That’s why the truth is so important.
steps sometimes known
Sometimes, it is necessary to step beyond what you have known and to reach for something more.