"I am who I am; no more, no less."
- Terry Goodkind
"We all can be only who we are, no more, no less."
"To exist in this vast universe for a speck of time is the great gift of life. Our tiny sliver of time is our gift of life. It is our only life. The universe will go on, indifferent to our brief existe..."
"If the road is easy, you're likely going the wrong way."
"Knowledge is a destination. Truth, the journey."
"That is the curse of lying, Sister. Once you place that crown of the liar upon your head, you can take it off again, but it leaves a stain for all time."
"Perception was easily accomplished, required little effort, and it never had to stand the test of reality."
"If something is wrong, it matters not if a thousand men are for it; you must still oppose it. If something is just, no amount of popular outcry should stay you from your course."
"I will have to admit, though, that I will never look at an apple in quite the same way."
"His face set in grim determination, Richard slogged ahead, his fingers reaching up to touch the tooth under his shirt. Loneliness, deeper than he had never known, sagged his shoulders. All his friends..."