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Terry Goodkind
Age: 72 †
Born: 1948
Born: January 14
Died: 2020
Died: September 17
Novelist
Writer
Omaha
Nebraska
Terry Lee Goodkind
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People are stupid... They will believe a lie because they want to believe it's true, or because they're afraid it might be true.
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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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If God is so powerful, can he create a rock which he cannot lift?
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Never let a beautiful woman pick your path for you when there is a man in her line of sight
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Her green eyes came unafraid to his. The connection was so intense that it threatened to drain his sense of self. He felt that he had always known her, that she had always been a part of him, that her needs were his needs.
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I'm afraid that we all make mistakes. One of the things that defines our character is how we handle mistakes. If we lie about having made a mistake, then it can't be corrected and it festers. On the other hand, if we give up just because we made a mistake, even a big mistake, none of us would get far in life.
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You can destroy those who speak the truth, but you cannot destroy the truth itself
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Wizard's Seventh Rule Life is the future, not the past.
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Love is not about what you want. It's about finding happiness for the one you love.
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There is nothing that exists that has only one side. Even a piece of paper, thin as it is, has two sides.
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Life for the strongest. There is no sympathy for the slain, only admiration for the winner's strength.
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Admitting that you do not know something is the first step to learning.
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Love is a passion for life shared with another person. You fall in love with a person who you think is wonderful. It's your deepest appreciation of the value of that individual, and that individual is a reflection of what you value most in life. Love, for sound reasons, can be one of life's greatest rewards.
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If the road is easy, you're likely going the wrong way.
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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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There is no place so dangerous as a world without magic.
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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.
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I felt like I'd been misplaced in the cosmos and I belonged in Maine.
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That's what friends are for-to be strong for you when you need a moment to find your own strength.
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