You talk like a drunk man walks: in every direction but where he be headed. Terry Goodkind More Quotes by Terry Goodkind More Quotes From Terry Goodkind If the road is easy, you're likely going the wrong way. Terry Goodkind adversitysurvivaltruth Love is a passion for life shared with another person. You fall in love with a person who you think is wonderful. It's your deepest appreciation of the value of that individual, and that individual is a reflection of what you value most in life. Love, for sound reasons, can be one of life's greatest rewards. Terry Goodkind falling-in-lovepassionappreciation 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. Terry Goodkind giving-upmistakelying Knowledge is a weapon. I intend to be formidably armed. Terry Goodkind weapons The only sovereign I can allow to rule me is reason. The first law of reason is this: what exists exists; what is is. From this irreducible, bedrock principle, all knowledge is built. This is the foundation from which life is embraced. Reason is a choice. Wishes and whims are not facts, nor are they a means to discovering them. Reason is our only way of grasping reality–it is our basic tool of survival. We are free to evade the effort of thinking, to reject reason, but we are not free to avoid the penalty of the abyss we refuse to see." -Richard Terry Goodkind meanrealitythinking ...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. Terry Goodkind carecaringfriendship The Wizard's First Rule: People are stupid; given proper motivation almost anyone will believe almost anything. Terry Goodkind motivationstupidbelieve We reap a reward merely in the act of helping others. We never know how, or if, that reward will come back to us. Helping is the reward; none other is needed nor better. Terry Goodkind rewardsneededhelping-others Charity, if you have the means, is a personal choice, but charity which is expected or compelled is simply a polite word for slavery. Terry Goodkind charitychoicesmean Knowing when to fight is just as important as knowing how. Terry Goodkind fightingimportantknowing Fate occasionally touches us all in ways we don't always understand. Terry Goodkind fateway Once you place that crown of liar on your head, you can take it off again, but it leaves a stain for all time. Terry Goodkind crownshonestyliars When the whole world is crazy, it doesn't pay to be sane. Terry Goodkind crazypayworld The light of a new day always chases the shadows of the night away, and shows us that the shape of our fears is only the ghost of our own minds. Terry Goodkind lightfearnight I love you," she whispered. Richard pulled her tight against him. His fingers traced a trail down the bumps of her spine. "I feel so frustrated that there aren't any better words than "I love you,"" he said. "It doesn't seem enough for the way I feel about you. I'm sorry there aren't any better words to tell you." "They are words enough for me." "Then, I love you, Kahlan. A thousand times, a million times, I love you. Forever. Terry Goodkind sorryforeverlove-you 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. Terry Goodkind choicescouragesometimes Love is not about what you want. It's about finding happiness for the one you love. Terry Goodkind finding-happinesswantlove-is If something is wrong, it matters not if a thousand men are for it; you must still oppose it. If something is just, no amount of popular outcry should stay you from your course. Terry Goodkind shouldmattermen Your life is yours and yours alone. Rise up and live it. Terry Goodkind being-yourselfindividualitylife-is To exist in this vast universe for a speck of time is the great gift of life. Our tiny sliver of time is our gift of life. It is our only life. The universe will go on, indifferent to our brief existence, but while we are here we touch not just part of that vastness, but also the lives around us. Life is the gift each of us has been given. Each life is our own and no one else's. It is precious beyond all counting. It is the greatest value we can have. Cherish it for what it truly is..... Your life is yours alone. Rise up and live it. Terry Goodkind vastnesstinygoes-on
