Top 300 Terry Goodkind Quotes (2024 Update)
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301. “We have a responsibility to life. The living should be our only concern. Since it is the Sword of Truth – a weapon created to fight for the truth – people won’t have reason to expect that it could also actually be the key to the power of Orden. Quinn, you know how dangerous the power of Orden is. Used in the wrong way. it very well could breach the veil and destroy the world of life. We have to do everything in our power to see to it that such a thing never comes to pass.”

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302. “We all can be only what we are, nothing more, or less.”

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303. “At their root, the key and the Confessor both authenticate the truth. The Confessor’s power would force the subject to reveal the truth, while all of the coded alignments of the key involve proofing it against reality. Reality is truth. Therefore, both the Confessor and the key need the same formulas to initiate their ultimate function.”

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304. “Like all power, it simply exists. It’s the user who determines what use it will be put to.”

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305. “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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306. “Emotions are the end result, the sum, of things learned.”

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

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

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309. “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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310. “Only when all must bow to the same law is every person free.”

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311. “My past is my story to keep, and my future will be written by me, in my own way, not through the control or influence of you or anyone else.”

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312. “Books served to keep hard-won knowledge safe. They endured. Books could almost be immortal.”

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313. “Something in this world always wants to kill you. Don’t forget that.”

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314. “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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315. “The dead must heed them.”

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

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317. “I’m sorry, Lord Rahl, but I don’t think you are the kind of man who would want me to tell you anything other than the truth.” Richard stared into Samantha’s dark eyes. “No, I wouldn’t. Only the truth can help us.”

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318. “Moral compromise rejects the concept of right and wrong. It says that everyone is equal, all desires are equally valid, all action is equally valid, so everyone should compromise to get along.”

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319. “She remembered then what had been at the back of her mind. Barracus had told her that the veil to the world of the dead had glowed a strange green when he passed through it. He had told her that when he had gone through that green wall, that was how he knew that he had crossed over into the underworld. He had called it the green breadth of the spirits.”

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320. “Even without the drizzle and approaching darkness, it was a miserable time to be digging up dead people.”

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321. “You either had to fight evil as you encountered it, or evil would come to control your life.”

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322. “Wishing gets people killed,” he often said. “Using your head gets you home.”

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323. “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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324. “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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325. “I will have to admit, though, that I will never look at an apple in quite the same way.”

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326. “Darken Rahl, as had his father before him, considered women merely vessels for the man’s seed, the dirt it grew in, unworthy of higher recognition.”

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327. “Because, Richard, many people must be ruled to thrive. In their selfishness and greed, they see free people as their oppressors. They wish to have a leader who will cut the taller plants so the sun will reach them. They think no plant should be allowed to grow taller than the shortest, and in that way give light to all. They would rather.”

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328. “Sometimes letting out the anger is an even more grievous mistake than holding it in.”

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329. “In a time of peace, you have the luxury of order, but in war you must act. Hesitation is death.”

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330. “The mark of a wise person is being able to reach beyond for the truth, to admit they can learn more than they already know.”

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331. “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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332. “A Seeker is a person who answers to no one but himself; he is a law unto himself. The Sword of Truth is his to wield as he wishes, and within the limits of his own strength, he can hold anyone to answer for anything.”

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333. “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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334. “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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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. “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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337. “Every murderer thinks the victim needed killing.”

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338. “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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339. “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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340. “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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341. “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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342. “Life is about change. Change has both good and bad elements to it. You can either deal with the way things have changed and move forward, or you can let bitterness about what’s lost in the past rob you of your future.”

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343. “We are not our bodies; we are our thoughts. As they form, they define who we are, and create the reality of our existence. Between those thoughts, there is nothing, simply the body, waiting for our thoughts to make us who we are.”

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