Celebrating faith over reason is merely a way of denying what is, in favor of embracing any whim that strikes your fancy.

Fantasy allows you bend the world and the situation to more clearly focus on the moral aspects of what's happening. In fantasy you can distill life down to the essence of your story.

History is rarely made by reasonable men.

Richard," Kahlan said, "what about Siddin? Weselan and Savidlin will be worried sick over him." Her green eyes gazed deep into his. She leaned closer, and whispered, "And we have unfinished business in the spirit house. I believe there is still an apple there we have yet to finish." Her arm tightened around his waist, and a little twist of a smile came to her lips. The shape of the smile caught his breath in his throat.

Your life is yours and yours alone. Rise up and live it.

I don't think I could have written what I did any earlier.

Nothing gained without cost is valued. Freedom has a cost, and all will bear it so all will value and preserve it.