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
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.
reality play emotion
Emotion did not play a part in truth, only reality did.
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
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.
inspirational strong unique
I never could understand why some writers treat women as helpless. Every woman I know is strong in her own unique way.
men dragons brave
I’m warning you, stay back! This sword has magic.' 'Magic!' the dragon gasped in mock fright. It put a claw to its breast. 'Oh, please, brave man, don’t slay me with your magic sword!
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.
heart said cruelty
It is said that the greatest cruelty is drawn from those with the kindest hearts.