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
magic sincerity sincere
There is magic in sincere forgiveness - magic to heal.
hate struggle years
I hate telling that story to people who've been struggling for years.
philosophy fantasy said
I've always said fantasy is sort of 'stealth philosophy'.
thinking battle sides
No one ever goes into battle thinking God is on the other side.
character sound fiction
It allows you to say things that sound very dramatic and get away with it. If you had characters in modern fiction say the same things as they're driving down the street in an Oldsmobile they'd sound ludicrous!
strong needs moments
That's what friends are for-to be strong for you when you need a moment to find your own strength.
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.
believe eye people
Many people believe everything others say, even though what they see with their own eyes, should be enough to tell them otherwise.
thinking written
I don't think I could have written what I did any earlier.
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.