Death's Mistress Quotes

“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

“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

“Ah, but Sorceress, on such a journey as ours, is one ever truly done with saving the world?”
― Terry Goodkind, Death's Mistress

“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

“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

“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

“Just because knowledge exists, doesn't mean people know how to use it .”
― Terry Goodkind, Death's Mistress

“Something in this world always wants to kill you. Don't forget that.”
― Terry Goodkind, Death's Mistress

“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

“Don't make promises, because circumstances have a way of making you regret them.”
― Terry Goodkind, Death's Mistress

“Nicci knew that if one relied on ethereal deities to solve problems, then those problems usually remained unsolved.”
― Terry Goodkind, Death's Mistress

“Future and Fate depend on both the journey and the destination.”
― Terry Goodkind, Death's Mistress

“He had to smile, or his fragile world would fall apart.”
― Terry Goodkind, Death's Mistress

“... conquering territory is one thing, while administering it is quite another.”
― Terry Goodkind, Death's Mistress