The Sword of Shannara Trilogy (Shannara, #1-3)

by Terry Brooks

There was a madness in the scheme of life that men were forced to accept either with resigned fury or blunt indifference. There could be no final resolution—except, perhaps, in death.

decisions cannot be made in advance of the time that will demand them. We cannot always anticipate the way in which things will happen and therefore cannot anticipate what we will do.

We are not always properly equipped to face the difficulties life places in our path.

“How can I show you how to get to where you want to go if I don’t know where it is that you are going?”