Terry Goodkind — American Writer

Terry Goodkind is an American writer. He is known for the epic fantasy The Sword of Truth series as well as the contemporary suspense novel The Law of Nines, which has ties to his fantasy series. The Sword of Truth series sold twenty-five million copies worldwide and was translated into more than twenty languages. It was adapted into a television series called Legend of the Seeker; it premiered on November 1, 2008, and ran for two seasons, ending in May 2010... (wikipedia)

I felt like I'd been misplaced in the cosmos and I belonged in Maine.
Knowledge is a weapon. I intend to be formidably armed.
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.
Your life is yours and yours alone. Rise up and live it.
The worse you are at thinking, the better you are at drinking.