27 quotes
American novelist (1948-2020)
“In the end, people believed what they wanted to believe. The truth had very little to do with it.”
"Knowing when to fight is just as important as knowing how."
on Wisdom
"...Wizard's Fifth Rule: Mind what people do, not only what they say, for deeds will betray a lie."
on Truth
"I am who I am; no more, no less."
on Identity
"If the road is easy, you're likely going the wrong way."
on Inspirational
"Your life is yours and yours alone. Rise up and live it."
on Life
"Knowledge is a weapon. I intend to be formidably armed."
"Information is the coin of war."
"Free people were not ruled. Freedom had first to be valued before its existence could be demanded."
on Freedom
"Charity, if you have the means, is a personal choice, but charity which is expected or compelled is simply a polite word for slavery."
on Philosophy
"Your destiny is to find the truth."
"Fear triggers need, need powers sincerity. Sincerity is the required element."
on Fear
"In the darkest hours we must believe in ourselves."
"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."
"Freedom requires effort if it is to be won and vigilance if it is to be maintained. People just don't value freedom until it is taken away."
"Pity for the guilty is treason to the innocent."
on Justice
"Mercy is a contingency plan, devised by the guilty in the eventuality that they are caught. Justice is the domain of the just. - Richard Rahl"
"This was life as it should be lived—proud, reasoned, and a slave to no other man."
"When the whole world is crazy, it doesn't pay to be sane."
"There is no place so dangerous as a world without magic."
on Imagination
"Perception was easily accomplished, required little effort, and it never had to stand the test of reality."
on Perception
