513 Quotes by Terry Goodkind

My mother always said that if you predicted rain long enough, sooner or later you would get wet and be proven right.

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.

People’s heads are full of knowledge, facts, and beliefs, and most of it is false, yet they think it all true. People are stupid; they can only rarely tell the difference between a lie and the truth, and yet they are confident they can, and so are all the easier to fool.

Grrratch luuug Raaaach aaarg.

Nothing marks a man’s character better than his attraction to intelligence.

Get your priorities straight, young man. When a victim is staring at a blade that has just plunged through his chest, the last thing on his mind is criticism about the lack of ornamentation on your hilt.

Have you heard the old adage advising to always grow oleanders at your back door?” Nicci asked.

I have to do this, Merrit. I trust you to take care with my life, but if I lose it in the attempt, then I will have died trying to save all life and I don’t want you to blame yourself. This is worth doing. I’d rather die trying to preserve the value of life than watch it all end because I failed to do what only I can.” – Magda Searus.

Even a foolish old woman like me knows that lazy people don’t think for themselves; they only think about themselves.