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Death's Mistress (Sister of Darkness: The Nicci Chronicles, #1) QUOTES

Death's Mistress (Sister of Darkness: The Nicci Chronicles, #1) QUOTES

1 " Better to see the dangers in the world and be ready when someone inevitably turns on you. It is a far preferable surprise to find that a person is kinder than you think, than to discover he is secretly a traitor. "

― Terry Goodkind , Death's Mistress (Sister of Darkness: The Nicci Chronicles, #1)

2 " 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. "

― Terry Goodkind , Death's Mistress (Sister of Darkness: The Nicci Chronicles, #1)

3 " 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. "

― Terry Goodkind , Death's Mistress (Sister of Darkness: The Nicci Chronicles, #1)

4 " Don't make promises, because circumstances have a way of making you regret them. "

― Terry Goodkind , Death's Mistress (Sister of Darkness: The Nicci Chronicles, #1)

5 " Something in this world always wants to kill you. Don't forget that. "

― Terry Goodkind , Death's Mistress (Sister of Darkness: The Nicci Chronicles, #1)

6 " Just because knowledge exists, doesn't mean people know how to use it . "

― Terry Goodkind , Death's Mistress (Sister of Darkness: The Nicci Chronicles, #1)

7 " Ah, but Sorceress, on such a journey as ours, is one ever truly done with saving the world? "

― Terry Goodkind , Death's Mistress (Sister of Darkness: The Nicci Chronicles, #1)

8 " Future and Fate depend on both the journey and the destination. "

― Terry Goodkind , Death's Mistress (Sister of Darkness: The Nicci Chronicles, #1)

9 " He had to smile, or his fragile world would fall apart. "

― Terry Goodkind , Death's Mistress (Sister of Darkness: The Nicci Chronicles, #1)

10 " Nicci knew that if one relied on ethereal deities to solve problems, then those problems usually remained unsolved. "

― Terry Goodkind , Death's Mistress (Sister of Darkness: The Nicci Chronicles, #1)

11 " ... conquering territory is one thing, while administering it is quite another. "

― Terry Goodkind , Death's Mistress (Sister of Darkness: The Nicci Chronicles, #1)

12 " A civilization must have laws, but there cannot be justice when a man with no conscience metes out sentences without compassion or mercy. "

― Terry Goodkind , Death's Mistress (Sister of Darkness: The Nicci Chronicles, #1)

13 " The Wizard's Second Rule? What is that? Is it in the archives?"
"Any student of magical lore should know it. The greatest harm can result from the best intentions. ... "

― Terry Goodkind , Death's Mistress (Sister of Darkness: The Nicci Chronicles, #1)

14 " All dragons are special, my boy - and they have always been rare. Angry red dragons, aloof green dragons, wise gray dragons, evil black dragons... "

― Terry Goodkind , Death's Mistress (Sister of Darkness: The Nicci Chronicles, #1)