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The Third Kingdom (Sword of Truth, #13; Richard and Kahlan, #2) QUOTES

The Third Kingdom (Sword of Truth, #13; Richard and Kahlan, #2) QUOTES

1 " In the end, people believed what they wanted to believe. The truth had very little to do with it. "

― Terry Goodkind , The Third Kingdom (Sword of Truth, #13; Richard and Kahlan, #2)

2 " There is no such thing as compromising between civilization and savagery. Civilization must always defend itself against savagery or else fall to it. "

― Terry Goodkind , The Third Kingdom (Sword of Truth, #13; Richard and Kahlan, #2)

3 " Richard straightened with a sigh. "People are often more willing to believe lies than truth. Lies can be made to sound pleasant. The truth, by it's very nature, isn't always so attractive."
"That leaves peaceful people no choice but to fight for their lives or fall to the blades of madmen. In such a situation, there is no middle ground. There is no such thing as compromise between civilization and savagery. Civilization must always defend itself against savagery or else fall to it."
"I guess that's our part in this?"
Richard nodded. "I've never wanted to fight, to be in a war, to see good people die, to have to kill. I just wanted to live my life in peace. Others wouldn't allow me that life of peace. The battles I fight have always been to survive and live in peace, not to conquer. "

― Terry Goodkind , The Third Kingdom (Sword of Truth, #13; Richard and Kahlan, #2)

4 " The ability to reason is what gives us our capacity to have empathy for others, to value life itself. Our ability to judge right from wrong, to value all life, is only possible through our ability to reason. Reason is what powers morality. "

― Terry Goodkind , The Third Kingdom (Sword of Truth, #13; Richard and Kahlan, #2)

5 " The people who most often invited trouble were the willfully ignorant who didn’t want to believe trouble was possible, so they dismissed the potential for it. You couldn’t be ready for what you never considered or were unwilling to consider. "

― Terry Goodkind , The Third Kingdom (Sword of Truth, #13; Richard and Kahlan, #2)

6 " We believe in treating others as we would want to be treated. "

― Terry Goodkind , The Third Kingdom (Sword of Truth, #13; Richard and Kahlan, #2)

7 " Are you really going to turn down gifted help? That's your plan? Do without what could make all the difference?"
"My plan is to move swiftly, strike fast, and get out. You would slow me down."
She arched an admonishing eyebrow. "And if you break a leg in a badger hole while moving swiftly, who is going to help you? I'm going with you, Lord Rahl, and that is all there is to it."
Richard pressed his lips tight as he appraised the determination in her dark eyes.
"You are one stubborn little girl."
"Not a girl," she said with conviction. "Samantha, sorceress serving the Lord Rahl."

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Richard sighed as he rose up from beside Kahlan. "I know. But there's no choice. It's something I have to do. This threat could kill people in numbers beyond your ability to imagine. I'm the Lord Rahl. I have to do what is necessary to protect all the people of the New World."
Ester dipped her head. "I can't argue with the word of the Lord Rahl..." Ester gestured at Samantha. "But why is she going?"
"Because she is stubborn," Richard said. "

― Terry Goodkind , The Third Kingdom (Sword of Truth, #13; Richard and Kahlan, #2)

8 " We teach our children to help those in need because one day we might be the ones in need, and we can only hope to earn such help if we are worthy, if we are the kind who would give it and not just receive it. We believe in treating others as we would want to be treated. "

― Terry Goodkind , The Third Kingdom (Sword of Truth, #13; Richard and Kahlan, #2)

9 " As long as we have choices in life and use our heads, there is always the possibility of turning around the worst situation. "

― Terry Goodkind , The Third Kingdom (Sword of Truth, #13; Richard and Kahlan, #2)

10 " Books served to keep hard-won knowledge safe. They endured. "

― Terry Goodkind , The Third Kingdom (Sword of Truth, #13; Richard and Kahlan, #2)

11 " Oftentimes it’s easier for lunatics to attract impassioned followers than it is for sensible people to get people to listen to reason. People are often more willing to believe lies than the truth. Lies can be made to sound pleasant. The truth, by its very nature, isn’t always so attractive. “That leaves peaceful people no choice but to fight for their lives or fall to the blades of madmen. In such a situation, there is no middle ground. There is no such thing as compromise between civilization and savagery. Civilization must always defend itself against savagery or else fall to it. "

― Terry Goodkind , The Third Kingdom (Sword of Truth, #13; Richard and Kahlan, #2)

12 " Oftentimes it’s easier for lunatics to attract impassioned followers than it is for sensible people to get people to listen to reason. People are often more willing to believe lies than the truth. Lies can be made to sound pleasant. The truth, by its very nature, isn’t always so attractive. "

― Terry Goodkind , The Third Kingdom (Sword of Truth, #13; Richard and Kahlan, #2)

13 " Civilization must always defend itself "

― Terry Goodkind , The Third Kingdom (Sword of Truth, #13; Richard and Kahlan, #2)

14 " I’m sorry, Lord Rahl, but I don’t think you are the kind of man who would want me to tell you anything other than the truth.” Richard stared into Samantha’s dark eyes. “No, I wouldn’t. Only the truth can help us. "

― Terry Goodkind , The Third Kingdom (Sword of Truth, #13; Richard and Kahlan, #2)

15 " Each day lived," Richard said, "is one less of our limited number of days gone forever. Time therefore has relevance and meaning to us. Life is precious, so time is precious. Time is how we put value on things such as love. We give our most precious commodity, our time-a part of our lives-over to those we love. "

― Terry Goodkind , The Third Kingdom (Sword of Truth, #13; Richard and Kahlan, #2)

16 " You are not destined for anything. You make your own destiny. "

― Terry Goodkind , The Third Kingdom (Sword of Truth, #13; Richard and Kahlan, #2)

17 " Powerful people who lose power do not feel anguish and heartache like a jilted lover. "

― Terry Goodkind , The Third Kingdom (Sword of Truth, #13; Richard and Kahlan, #2)

18 " I love her too much to keep her from leaving, "

― Terry Goodkind , The Third Kingdom (Sword of Truth, #13; Richard and Kahlan, #2)

19 " He remembered Zedd telling him that old age meant that the only thing he really knew was that he would never know it all, much less know enough. "

― Terry Goodkind , The Third Kingdom (Sword of Truth, #13; Richard and Kahlan, #2)

20 " Sometimes lunatics are so driven, they can take the whole world into madness with them. "

― Terry Goodkind , The Third Kingdom (Sword of Truth, #13; Richard and Kahlan, #2)