Quotes from Terry Goodkind

Knowledge is a destination. Truth, the journey.

Nothing gained without cost is valued. Freedom has a cost, and all will bear it so all will value and preserve it.

no army has ever marched into battle thinking that the Creator had sided with their enemy.

you'll find that being a friend is to like a person for who they are, even the parts you don't understand. You don't have to understand, or do the same, or live their lives for them. If you truly care for them, then you want them to be who they are; that was why you liked them in the first place.

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

Fate does not seek our consent.

We all can be only who we are, no more, no less.

Charity, if you have the means, is a personal choice, but charity which is expected or compelled is simply a polite word for slavery.

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

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.

I've always said fantasy is sort of 'stealth philosophy'.

Those who have come here to hate should leave now; for in their hate, they only betray themselves.

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!

Wizard's Second Rule The greatest harm can result from the best intentions.

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.

I don't think I could have written what I did any earlier.

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

Intent is guilt. Failure to successfully carry out the intent does not absolve the guilt.

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.

There is magic in sincere forgiveness - magic to heal.