Top 300 Terry Goodkind Quotes (2026 Update)
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301. “Have you heard the old adage advising to always grow oleanders at your back door?” Nicci asked.”

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302. “Zedd had taught him that the creator was simply another name for the force of balance in all things, and not some wise man sitting in judgment.”

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303. “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 another level and made the makers more than true prophets. Magda remembered the passion in his voice as he told her about such things. Making things was in his soul. Creating new things seemed to be his spark of life.”

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304. “To love another, you must first love yourself. Love yourself, Magda, so that you can love him. Love yourself enough to let your memories of me ease away from closing your heart. “Love yourself enough to know that you deserve happiness.”

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305. “They look at me and I kind of back up in case they go for my throat.”

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306. “Kahlan stood quietly in the shadows, watching, as evil knocked softly on the door.”

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307. “Of all the people who came before us, Magda, you were the only one who represented truth. I want you to know that. – Councilman Sadler.”

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308. “The chicken thing let out a whispering cackle.”

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309. “Boundary wardens, Zedd thought, were tougher than they had a right to be.”

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310. “He remembered Zedd telling him that old age meant that the only thing he really knew was that he would never know it all, much less know enough.”

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311. “Don’t give up the calling, Magda. Know yourself. Know what you are. Though few would admit it, even those on the council, I truly believe we all need you. – Councilman Sadler.”

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312. “She understood, now, why life had seemed so empty, so pointless: she herself had rendered it so in refusing to think.”

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313. “Without delay, Tilly entered the ninth opening, a number that she knew from Baraccus had great meaning on things having to do with magic.”

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314. “I want you to use me to create a Confessor.”

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315. “But you know how Richard feels. He thinks it would be wrong – more than that, he thinks it would be irresponsible to give in to such a wish when reason tells him he must not.”

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316. “Desperately, his mind raced as he cried, trying to make time go backward, to do it again differently, to ignore the voices, to keep hold of her hand, to save her.”

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317. “The woman had a voice that could unwind a good rope.”

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318. “Though it hadn’t been in his mind, and even though he would not entertain such an offer, he was nevertheless disappointed to find she thought the idea repulsive.”

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319. “Because I need it to be mine alone while I carve it. I need solitude with it as I shape it. When I’m finished, then the world can have it, but when I work on it, it is to be my vision and mine alone. I wish no one to see it before it is finished.”

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320. “I hate magic,” Berdine muttered. “It makes no sense.”

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321. “The reason, as I had learned from my father, is that there is no certainty in death. Because there is no beginning or end, there is no way to measure how long your time.”

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322. “Richard clenched the strip in his fist. “It’s some kind of riddle. I hate riddles.”

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323. “How can you be alive, now, if you were dead?” “Well, death isn’t what it used to be.”

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324. “I understand, Lord Rahl. Find the wizard Zedd and the sorceress Nicci and get them out so that they can heal you of the death inside you so that you can end prophecy and end the threat to the world of life now that the barrier is down.”

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325. “But emotions when based on valued things can be a faithful and consistant sum of truths.”

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

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327. “We don’t want to lose you Lord Rahl. We don’t want to go back to way things were.” She sounded on the verge of tears. “We like being able to do simple things, like make a joke, and laugh. We could never do such things before. We always lived in fear that if we said the wrong thing we would be beaten, or worse. Now that we have seen another way, we don’t want to go back to that. If you throw your life away for the Midlands, then we will.- Cara.”

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328. “Dalton had expected it, he never failed to find it remarkable the way he had but to say a thing enough times, through enough people, and it became the popular truth, its provenance lost as it was mimicked by ordinary people who came to believe that it was their own idea – as if original thought routinely came forth from their witless minds of clay.”

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329. “Nicci hugged her back. “You do know, don’t you, that I also love you?”

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

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331. “Darken Rahl shook his fists to the sky. “No!”

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332. “Zedd planted his fists on his hips and turned a look on Cara. “Now Mord-Sith have become experts in magic. What next?” “A talking machine,” Nicci said.”

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333. “No self-respecting bird in good health would allow its feathers to look ruffled. No confident cougar would let its fur long remain matted and dirty.”

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334. “It was a refined sort of bottled fury that had the potential to be devastatingly violent, and yet at the same time he was also a man able to control it.”

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335. “Zedd stepped forward, his hands on his hips, his voice incredulous. “You would let a man fly upon you? A red dragon? You would take him where he wishes to go?” Scarlet puffed smoke at the wizard, forcing him to take a step back. “A man, no. This is the Seeker. He commands me. I would fly this one to the underworld and back.”

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336. “Darken Rahl, son of Panis Rahl, has put the three boxes of Orden in play,” Kahlan said simply. “I have come in search of the great wizard.”

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337. “To Chase, a quad would be just a bit of fun. While he was taking care of them, he’d be telling you a story about some real trouble.”

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338. “Zedd knelt beside her, his head bowed. “I pledge my life in the defense of the Seeker.” Richard stood gripping the Sword of Truth in his hand, eyes wide in breathless bewilderment. “Zedd,” he whispered, “what in the name of everything good is a Seeker?”

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339. “Strength to Confessor Kahlan,” he said. “Strength to Savidlin and the Mud People,” she answered in their language. Savidlin slapped her across the face, hard. She slapped him back just as hard. Instantly Kahlan heard the ringing sound of Richard’s sword being pulled free. She spun on her heels.”

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340. “Zedd leaned forward eagerly, cutting him off. “Can you command the wind?” Richard leaned back a little. “Of course I can,” he said, playing along. He held both hands up to the sky. “Come to me, brother wind! Gather about! Blow a gale for me!” He spread his arms dramatically. Kahlan wrapped her cloak around herself expectantly. Zedd looked about. Nothing happened. The two of them seemed a little disappointed.”

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341. “He took off the shredded remnants of his pants. “You look funny without your pants.” Richard spun around. Scarlet was watching him. “Those are not reassuring words for a man to hear from a female, even if the female is a dragon.”

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342. “I could have hated Richard for his father’s crimes, but chose instead to love him for himself. He turned out to be quite a man, don’t you think? You have been defeated by the heir you wanted. An heir born with the gift. That is rare. Richard is the true Seeker. From the Rahl blood, he has the rage of the anger, the capacity for violence. But it’s balanced with Zorander blood, the capacity for love, understanding, and forgiveness.”

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343. “You saved my life. Thank you.” Gratch’s smile showed the full length of his bloody fangs. The sight made her gasp. Richard glanced up at the sinister-looking, grinning face. “Stop smiling, Gratch. You’re scaring her again.” His mouth turned down, his lips covering his prodigious, wickedly sharp fangs. His wrinkled features melted into a sulk. Gratch viewed himself as lovable, and seemed to think it only natural that everyone else would, too.”

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