Top 100 Raymond Feist Quotes
#1. I've always been a sci-fi/fantasy guy. My book reports in school, whenever you didn't have to do it on Shakespeare, I did it on, like, Piers Anthony and Raymond Feist.
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#2. All the Midkemia stories are part of a 'history of an imaginary place,' so I've always known the cycle covered five rift wars. I just got to the end after 30 books. So there was no particular inspiration, save it was time to finish the whole shebang.
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#3. you are not like others. You are of neither the Lesser nor the Greater Path. You are a sorcerer, one who knows there are no paths, only magic. And magic may be limited only by the limits of one's gifts.' Tomas
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#4. Trying to guess the enemy's next move is useful; trying to guess what they are thinking is pointless.
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#5. You must define yourself, for no one else has the wisdom to do it for you.
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#6. Friends can betray you, but with an old enemy, you always know where you stand.
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#7. Remember, never rely on one plan, Tal. Always have two or more in place when you undertake something perilous. If the first one fails, go to the second plan. If the second plan fails, go to the third." "If the third plan fails, Your Grace?" Kaspar laughed. "Then run like hell if you're still alive.
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#8. Never think taking a life is easy. Do that and in a way they win.
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#9. Most of us move through life with little chance to learn much about ourselves. We know some things we like and some things we dislike, we have a few ideas about what makes us happy, and we die in ignorance regarding anything profound within ourselves.
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#10. It's tempting to think of yourself as powerful when those around you are far less so, but compared to the simple fact of existence, to the power of life and how it hangs on, we are nothing.
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#11. People will often do imponderable things because of how they feel, not because of what they think.
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#13. The faults we see in others never seem as dreadful as those we see in ourselves.
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#14. Of all the weaknesses that beset a man, vanity is the most deadly. For through vanity can a wise man turn to folly.
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#15. In Tsurani culture, forgiveness was simply a less shameful form of weakness than capitulation.
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#16. The trick to not being discovered until it is too late is to become part of the expected surroundings. Stealth is more the art of blending in with the background than sneaking through dark shadows.
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#17. No matter how canny you think you are, something can come along, bam, and put you on your prat.
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#18. A shrieking battle cry echoed on the wind, a spine-tingling scream that sounded like the baying of the wolves closing in on their prey.
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#19. The universe collapsed and came crashing down upon them. It
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#20. There is no idea so brilliant or original that a sufficiently-untalented writer can't screw it up.
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#21. He likes to humble our foes by making them seem ridiculous. As he said to me the other day, 'Kill a man, and you cede him honor in the eyes of the gods. Laugh at him and you shame him'.
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#22. In the end, my reasons for moving down the timeline and introducing a new cast have more to do with keeping myself entertained, on the assumption that if I get bored, my readers are going to be even more bored.
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#23. Neal had a couple of good ideas and they fit nicely, so that's the way I decided to go.
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#25. power is limited to the strength of will within the man who holds it. Falter in your resolve and you will fall. Remain steadfast and you shall prevail. Always remember that. 'Come,
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#26. ATLANTA NIGHTS is sure to please the reader who enjoys this sort of thing.
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#27. He considered the importance of what he was to do, and calmed himself. He felt the dragon's mood and acknowledged it. It was a willingness to accept whatever fate brought, but without a resignation to defeat. Death might come, but with it might also come victory.
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#28. A hunt leader could not show fear, or let it linger in his stomach, for others would sense it soon enough, taste that fear and become possessed by it. They would hesitate when an order was given, and uncertainty would claim their life as readily as the blade of the enemy.
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#29. If I leave my computer, I'm probably not going to get back for hours. If I take a few minutes to answer questions and go web surfing, then guilt kicks in and I get back to work.
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#30. There are sunsets above other oceans, Ghuda. Mighty sights and great wonders to behold.
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#31. You can only have one first born child. You may love all your children deeply and with passion, but there is something unique about the first born.
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#32. Never underestimate the potential for human stupidity when wealth and power are at stake.
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#33. I let my anger consume me."
"It's understandable," she said.
"It may be understandable," replied Pug, "but it is no more forgivable for being understandable.
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#34. One likes to think one grows as a writer as one ages, else all you get is an 'old' young writer. Beyond that is the changing landscape of the universe and the stories I choose to tell.
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#35. Power in and of itself is neither worthy of respect nor fear; it simply is. It is how power is employed, and towards what ends, that ennobles or denigrates the wielder of power.
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#36. There are cities that have no ... I don't know what to call it, an identity perhaps. A sense of being someplace different. Lots of those in the Empire. Very old cities with lots of history, but one day is much like the next.
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#37. ...knew the futility of agonizing over why things had transpired as they had. What could have happened, did.
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#38. You learn something new every day, if you just stop to pay attention.
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#40. I'm a huge fan of Cabernet and Bordeaux, and am passionate about Pinot Noir and Burgundies.
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#41. when you enter another's reality, you observe her rules. Then
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#42. You know what they say: 'Men have throats and daggers have sharp edges'.
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#43. All right, me darlings. You heard the Captain. Look around and tell ol'Biggo what you thieving rascals grabbed when you ran for your lives!
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#44. Remember this: of all the commodities men trade in, information is the most valuable by far.
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#45. Train those around you well, Pug. Make them powerful, but make them loving, generous men and women as well.
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#46. Any good story can galvanize a person, make him/her think about things a different way, reassess their own motives and needs, but that's never my intent. That's an unintended consequence of me just trying to entertain, to write what we used to call 'ripping yarns.'
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#47. My ancestors were conquerors, though now they are heroes in our history." Glancing at Amos, he said, "But we wrote the history.
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#48. It is said by some that the gods show us their bitter humor by molding us into what we hate most in others.
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#50. He knew there was only a slight difference between an armed guard and an escort, but sometimes that difference separated the honored and the condemned.
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#51. I just pray I don't have to work on you some day. Stitching together flesh that has no soul is bitter work.
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#52. Fear had driven two enemies into each other's arms and he smiled at that thought. 'They fear me more than they do each other and that is good' he thought.
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#53. The saddest part of a broken heart
Isn't the ending so much as the start
The tragedy starts from the very first spark
Losing your mind for the sake of your heart
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#54. Men love their fears. That is why they hold on to them so tightly.
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#55. Luck is when those who are prepared take advantage of the moment.
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#56. There's always going to be comparisons, and that's unavoidable. There are people out there who feel I hit my peak with Magician and have gone downhill since.
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#57. But to speed it along, he needs to know that pain will come. The knack is to not engage the pain, not hold on to it like a treasured thing, but to simply let it pass through and wait until it's gone. It will come less frequently and after a time, be gone.
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#58. From our birth we are all dying, but some of us finish sooner than others.
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#59. One time is much like another to death. She comes when she will. So why give over your mind to worry?
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#62. It was an interesting dilemma and with all such dilemmas an opportunity might emerge. 'How best to turn this setback into an advantage,' he wondered silently.
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#63. I know he hasn't a mean or petty bone in him, but one can err on the side of caution as well as rashness.
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#64. Besides, it seems to mee that spreading the doctrine of doing good can harm no one.' Nakor shook his head. 'Would that it were true. Men have been put to death for preaching good.
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#65. I've never worried about 'the reader' because there isn't one. There are thousands, and they all have strong opinions, from 'Magician' was the best ever,' and I've gone downhill since to 'The new book is the best ever,' so to whom to I listen? So I write for myself and hope other people like it.
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#66. There was nothing left to fear. He would endure or he wouldn't.
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#67. I love a question I can't answer. It keeps things interesting, even after so many years.
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#68. I wonder if those who live here get used to this beauty."
"Undoubtedly, Magnificence. It is the nature of man to become oblivious to that which is around him daily,
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#69. I won't say that writing is therapy, but for me, the act of writing is therapy. The ability to be productive is good for my mental health. It's always better for me to be writing than vegetating on some couch.
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#70. What you remember, it's real. It doesn't matter how accurate your memory of something is, it is real to you. What you perceive as reality is reality.
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#71. We saw what we saw. Whether it was a place or a vision in our mind, it doesn't matter. We must act upon what we experienced, so to that end, yes, it was real.' 'Now?
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#72. As they walked he glanced sideways and at last asked, "You are the one they call Pug?"
If Pug hadn't already been surprised by what they had encountered, he was now openly taken aback. "Yes," he said.
"I'd thought you'd be taller," mused the Pantathian.
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#73. why do I want to appear to be drinking more than I am?'
'Make it a habit. Men in their cups are fools, more often than not. And it can be wise to look the fool at times.
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#74. The Empire is all those who live within its borders, from the nobles to the lowest servant, even the slaves who work the fields. It must be seen as a whole, not as being embodied by some small but visible part, such as the Warlord or the High Council.
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#75. People like rules, or at least the appearance of rules, even in fantasy.
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#76. One of the key issues will be personal honour vs. the good of the many, and unforeseen consequences.
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#77. Some love comes like the wind off the sea, while others grow slowly from the seeds of friendship and kindness. - Carline
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#78. It was something he had never quite understood about himself. He had seen thousands of men die in nearly ten years of war and could look on it at times with a near-total detachment, but an animal suffering - be it a horse or needra injured in battle, or the stag now dying - moved him deeply.
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#79. Your human gods love to present you with such riddles and challenges, or so it has seemed to me for most of my life ... You often seem to prefer difficult choices when simple alternatives are available; it is a constant source of amazement to my kind.
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#81. He reminded himself as he turned another corner - glancing automatically into the shadows to see if anyone lurked there - the deed was the thing, not the praise.
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#82. My father used to say, "a day spent breathing is a good day
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#83. Dolgan: 'Tis a wise thing to know what is wanted, and wiser still to know when 'tis achieved.
Rhuagh: True. And still wiser to know when it is unachievable, for then striving is folly.
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#84. Find where the sound ends and silence begins. Then exist in that moment, for there will you find your secret centre of being, the perfect place of peace within yourself.
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#85. We'll never again be the boys we once were, Tomas. But we've become so much more than we dreamed.
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#86. Mostly I'm writing about people, so I feel constrained to take with me my view of people, my curiosity about how people choose the things they do and why they come to certain decisions in a certain fashion and all the things that drive most writers.
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#87. in kings people overlook and forgive behaviour they would not tolerate in others.
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#88. she fills a dark and cold place within me as no one else has."
"If it is still dark and cold when she is not with you, it is not truly filled.
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#90. History is written by victors," said Duko. "But I have little use for history. It is the future with which I am concerned.
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#92. Life is what happens, Magnus, no matter what you expect or want.
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#93. I feel when a writer treats a character as 'precious,' the writer runs the risk of turning them into a comic book character. There's nothing wrong with comic book characters in comic books, but I don't write comic books.
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#94. You would do well to know, Marcus, that irritating a better swordsman than yourself is a good way to end up dead.
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#95. But for the most part, love is a recognition, an opportunity to say, 'There is something about you I cherish.
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#97. As a kid, I sat transfixed watching Ray Harryhausen's '7th Voyage of Sinbad.'
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#98. The issue of the Betrayal was so central to that, I felt the need to comment upon it. My choices were to ignore the games and put them 'outside' of continuity or to integrate them. I chose the latter.
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#99. More men have been defeated by reports than all the steel of all the swords in history.
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#100. It's the problem with having a logical mind and giving women the same credit for ability as men, he mused as he dismounted. You can't contrive reasons to keep them safe.
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