Terry Goodkind - Confessor (2007)

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But in the end, we can't live our lives by 'what if' and 'if only.' We can only do the best we can to the best of our ability based on what we know. That's why the truth is so important.

Terry Goodkind
Celebrating faith over reason is merely a way of denying what is, in favor of embracing any whim that strikes your fancy.

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Truth has advocates who seek understanding," Richard said. "Corrupt ideas have miserable little fanatics who attempt to enforce their beliefs through intimidation and brutality... through faith. Savage force is faith's obedient servant. Violence on an apocalyptic scale can only be born of faith because reason, by its very nature, disarms senseless cruelty. Only faith thinks to justify it.

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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.

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Standing for truth is everything. Truth is power. Don't ever forget that.

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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.

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Sometimes, it is necessary to step beyond what you have known and to reach for something more.

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Emotions are the sums created by details, whether those details are true or not.

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To love someone means that you sometimes are fulfilled the most by putting thier deepest desires above your own.

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Teachings that defy reason defy reality; what defies reality defies life. Defying life is embracing death.

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