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Chainfire (Sword of Truth, #9) QUOTES

Chainfire (Sword of Truth, #9) QUOTES

1 " Wizard's Ninth Rule
A contradiction can not exist in reality. Not in part, nor in whole. "

― Terry Goodkind , Chainfire (Sword of Truth, #9)

2 " Hesitation is a mistake that invites defeat. I would not be Mord-Sith had I not hesitated when I was young." - Cara "

― Terry Goodkind , Chainfire (Sword of Truth, #9)

3 " Love is a passion for life shared with another person. You fall in love with a person who you think is wonderful. It's your deepest appreciation of the value of that individual, and that individual is a reflection of what you value most in life. Love, for sound reasons, can be one of life's greatest rewards. "

― Terry Goodkind , Chainfire (Sword of Truth, #9)

4 " Not everyone is willing to embrace liberty; liberty requires not just effort, but risk. Some people choose to delude themselves and see their chains as protective armor. "

― Terry Goodkind , Chainfire (Sword of Truth, #9)

5 " Others made you into who you were. You made yourself into what you have become. "

― Terry Goodkind , Chainfire (Sword of Truth, #9)

6 " Freedom is never easy to keep and can easily be lost. All it takes is willful indifference. "

― Terry Goodkind , Chainfire (Sword of Truth, #9)

7 " Faith is a device of self-delusion, a sleight of hand done with words and emotions founded on any irrational notion that can be dreamed up. Faith is the attempt to coerce truth to surrender to whim. In simple terms, it is trying to breath life into a lie by trying to outshine reality with the beauty of wishes. Faith is the refuge of fools, the ignorant, and the deluded,not of thinking rational people. "

― Terry Goodkind , Chainfire (Sword of Truth, #9)

8 " Appearance, after all, was a reflection of what a person thought of themselves and therefore, by extension, of others. "

― Terry Goodkind , Chainfire (Sword of Truth, #9)

9 " It never failed to amaze her how simply saying something, no matter how untrue, was all it took to convince a large number of people of what you wanted them to believe. "

― Terry Goodkind , Chainfire (Sword of Truth, #9)

10 " His word alone stood between Kahlan and oblivion. "

― Terry Goodkind , Chainfire (Sword of Truth, #9)

11 " Faith is a device of self-delusion, a sleight of hand done with words and emotions founded on any irrational notion that can be dreamed up. Faith is the attempt to coerce truth to surrender to whim. In simple terms, it is trying to breathe life into a lie by trying to outshine reality with the beauty of wishes. Faith is the refuge of fools, the ignorant, and the deluded, not of thinking, rational men. "

― Terry Goodkind , Chainfire (Sword of Truth, #9)

12 " Even without the drizzle and approaching darkness, it was a miserable time to be digging up dead people. "

― Terry Goodkind , Chainfire (Sword of Truth, #9)

13 " No self-respecting bird in good health would allow its feathers to look ruffled. No confident cougar would let its fur long remain matted and dirty. "

― Terry Goodkind , Chainfire (Sword of Truth, #9)

14 " Love is a passion for life shared with another person. You fall in love with a person who you think is wonderful. It’s your deepest appreciation of the value of that individual, and that individual is a reflection of what you value most in life. Love, for sound reasons, can be one of life’s greatest rewards. "

― Terry Goodkind , Chainfire (Sword of Truth, #9)

15 " wire-wound hilt greeted his fingers. The sword lay on the ground beside him. "

― Terry Goodkind , Chainfire (Sword of Truth, #9)

16 " Master Rahl guide us. Master Rahl teach us. Master Rahl protect us,” Kahlan murmured yet again. “In your light we thrive. In your mercy we are sheltered. In your wisdom we are humbled. We live only to serve. Our lives are yours. "

― Terry Goodkind , Chainfire (Sword of Truth, #9)

17 " It was a sound so black, so poisonous, so horrific "

― Terry Goodkind , Chainfire (Sword of Truth, #9)