 Below are quotes and excerpts from Terry Goodkind's The Sword of Truth Series. Each book has a prophecy and a rule that the story encircles and quite interestingly so. These stories can say a lot if you listen closely...There is truth in every legend, myth, and fairy tale. Wizards' Rules: Wizard's First Rule: People can be made to believe any lie, either because they want to believe it's true, or because they are afraid it's true. "There is no counter. You must always be vigilant, knowing that you too, are vulnerable, and never arrogantly believe that you are immune." Nathan Rahl, Stone of Tears Wizard's Second Rule: The greatest harm can result from the best intentions. (Counter rule by using knowledge, wisdom, forethought, and understanding Wizard's First Rule.) Wizard's Third Rule: Passion rules reason. (Be of sound mind when choosing actions. Stay calm and think things through.) Wizard's Fourth Rule: There is magic in forgiveness. (Magic to heal. In the forgiveness you grant, & more so in the forgiveness you receive.) Wizard's Fifth Rule: Mind what people do, not only what they say, for deeds will betray a lie. Wizard's Sixth Rule: The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason. (Reason is the very substance of truth. In rejecting reason, one embraces death.) Wizard's Seventh Rule: Life is the future, not the past. (Only future holds life. To live in the past is to embrace what is dead.) Wizard's Eighth Rule: "Deserve Victory" Wizard's Ninth Rule: "A contradiction can not exist in reality. Not in part, nor in whole." Wizard's Tenth Rule: "Willfully turning aside from the truth is treason to one's self" Get a taste of his work, see excerpts of Wizard's First Rule here!! Memorable Quotes: "Grrrraaaaattttchcch lllluuuugggg RRRaaaacccchhhhaaarrrddd." -Gratch "You may find, Sister Verna, that holding the leash to this collar is worse than wearing it. Much worse." -Richard "History is rarely made by reasonable men." -Zedd "The Sword of Truth is only a tool. The Seeker is the weapon." -Zedd "The winds.....Hunt you." -Kip "It does the sheep no good to preach the goodness of a diet of grass, if the wolves are of a different mind." --- Nathan What's out so far: Debt of Bones-2001, Naked Truth 2003, Chainfire 2005, Phantom 2006. Last Updated 07/20/06 The Sword of Truth series is copyright © by Terry Goodkind and published by Tor. Cover art of Wizard's First Rule is copyright © 1994 by Doug Beekman; Blood of the Fold cover art is copyright © 1996 by Kevin Murphy; Stone of Tears, Temple of the Winds, Soul of the Fire, and Faith of the Fallen cover art is copyright © 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000 by Keith Parkinson. | 
