Quotes by Terry Goodkind

“Celebrating faith over reason is merely a way of denying what is, in favor of embracing any whim that strikes your fancy.”

“There is no place so dangerous as a world without magic.”

“The foundations of some formerly strong lands became so riddled with termites of diminished purpose, so decayed with the decadence of smug moderation, and so emaciated with the vacillating aims of ...”

“When the whole world is crazy, it doesn't pay to be sane.”

“I never could understand why some writers treat women as helpless. Every woman I know is strong in her own unique way.”

“Nicci looked up at Kahlan. Knives are not my talent. Its not hard, Kahlan said as she pressed the handle into Niccis hand. When the time is right, just stick the pointed end somewhere important in ...”

“Sometimes, making the wrong choice is better than making no choice. You have the courage to go forward, that is rare. A person who stands at the fork, unable to pick, will never get anywhere.”

“Life is not about fulfilling a destiny. Your life has no destiny but what you make of it. And this is what I want to make of it. Barracus also told me to live the life that only I can live. He told...”

“Your destiny is to find the truth.”

“Baraccus had told her that while a number of wizards could make things, the same as the ungifted could make things, it was this component of artistic ability in creating new things that took to to ...”

“Honor is honesty to what is, not blind duty to what you wish to be.”

“Knowledge is a weapon. I intend to be formidably armed.”

“Cara waggled a hand over the two of them. "It works better with your clothes off."Richard frowned. His voice came as a hoarse croak. "What?"She seemed mystified by the question. "I believe you will...”

“Cara, in the lead, came to a halt beside them, looking from one to the other. "Still with the clothes, Lord Rahl?”

“In the end, people believed what they wanted to believe. The truth had very little to do with it.”

“This was life as it should be livedproud, reasoned, and a slave to no other man.”

“As it turns out, that persistence is a requirement. Thus, he would tell me, you need the dark to show the light, so you shouldn't curse darkness. You needed death to define life.”

“Only those you trust can betray you.”

“Anger is a shield for the power of the sword's magic, so that helped.”

“Chickens can move and flop for hours after their heads are cut off. They have no heartbeat either," Naja said, "and that doesn't involve magic.”