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2a52c41
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The pride Kaspar had seen in his father's eyes, despite the admonishing words about foolish acts, had branded the boy for life. 'Never be afraid.' He knew that no matter what, any choice must be made fearlessly, or else all would be lost.
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fear
impressions
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Raymond E. Feist |
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651c8cc
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here you've got to live, breathe, and eat trust, or you're dead.
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Raymond E. Feist |
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744dc1d
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The sun had burned off whatever morning fog and low clouds had gripped the city, and now a glorious fall day was upon them. Warm sunlight caressed his face as cool ocean breezes carried the sound of gulls and the tang of salt. He remembered the stab of pain he had felt when he had thought he would not see the day, and the terror and panic that had gripped him as rough hands had placed him upon the gallows returned. Erik felt a choking sensa..
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881aa2d
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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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Raymond E. Feist |
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3bbef2a
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The ways of the heart are complex." He looked out at the ocean again. "The waves churn and break upon the rocks, Talon. So do human feelings. Passion can be a man's undoing. With passion must come wisdom; otherwise, your enemies have a weapon to use against you." --
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wisdom
passionate-love
pragmatism
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Raymond E. Feist |
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fcabe73
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Chumaka ended with a quotation from a play that Jiro favored. " 'Small acts partner small houses and small minds'."
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the-great-game
gossip
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Raymond E. Feist |
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daa4e6f
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Mama shrieked. The first man turned
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Raymond E. Feist |
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he had seen the worst and best of the rest, and had gone from a fraternity of men bent on trivial gain by any means, including murder, to a fellowship of men who would sacrifice even their own lives for the greater good. His ambition was to be like them, to be noble by strength of purpose and clarity of vision rather than by accident of birth.
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nobility-of-spirit
purpose-in-life
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677cf15
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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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696aa71
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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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no-good-deed
praise
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Raymond E. Feist |
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82c3b69
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Kato dete izpitvakh s'shchoto po klonite na golemite d'rveta. Da stoish prilepen do edin stvol, tolkova dreven, che i nai-drevnata choveshka pamet blednee pred nego, ti vnushava s'shchoto chuvstvo za miasto v sveta.
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human
philosophy
riftwar
древен
дървета
памет
философ
човек
чувство
bulgarian
longbow
война
дълголъкия
място
разлом
реймънд
свят
фийст
elder
tree
philosopher
saga
бард
martin
български
old
sea
memory
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Raymond E. Feist |
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a8dff2f
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Ishap, moreto e goliamo, a lodkata mi - malka. Imai milost k'm men.
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world
bulgarian
feist
longbow
phylosopher
raymond
амос
aruta
война
дълголъкия
ishap
лодка
милост
моряк
място
разлом
реймънд
свят
фийст
философия
boat
phylosophy
more
saga
small
martin
български
place
mercy
sea
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Raymond E. Feist |
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04e6369
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Forgive me, Magnus.' 'I don't know if I can.' 'You must.'
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life
inspirational
forgiveness
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Raymond E. Feist |
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9d2a760
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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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vivid
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Raymond E. Feist |
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62a54fc
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That was not the professional hatred of one warrior for another in the heat of battle, in which even beneath the hatred there still existed a certain begrudging respect.
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warrior-ethos
respect
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Raymond E. Feist |
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a61083c
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The thought struck Dennis that a hundred years before he was even born Tinuva undoubtedly knew of the river. Again he realized just how ancient the elven race was and with it came the recognition of just how much they risked when facing battle: it wasn't just a score of years in the balance, it was a score of decades.
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perspectives-on-time
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Raymond E. Feist |
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00fe4ab
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the sound of old winter ice breaking at spring's touch,
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Raymond E. Feist |
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791337f
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It's difficult the first time you have to get close to kill another. You see their eyes, see the light in it go out. Even a troll's eyes have that light. I'd be worried if you didn't feel something after that. I don't like hunting with a man who's a killer without that feeling.
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killing
remorse
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Raymond E. Feist |
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db91e62
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Never think taking a life is easy. Do that and in a way they win.
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warrior-ethos
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Raymond E. Feist |
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7084097
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in kings people overlook and forgive behaviour they would not tolerate in others.
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Raymond E. Feist |
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fc7ed24
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Train those around you well, Pug. Make them powerful, but make them loving, generous men and women as well.
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Raymond E. Feist |
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28df151
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People most often don't see what is right before them.
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Raymond E. Feist |
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3750854
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Trying to guess the enemy's next move is useful; trying to guess what they are thinking is pointless.
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Raymond E. Feist |
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1cb81e0
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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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choices-and-attitude
perspectives
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Raymond E. Feist |
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f9bf198
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When you lose everything,' Nathan had said, 'you've nothing left to lose. You've got two choices then: either kill yourself or start building a new life. When I started this new life, without my family, I decided the only sensible thing in it was to live for the small rewards: a job well done, a beautiful sunrise, the sound of children laughing at play, a good cup of wine. Makes it easy to deal with the harsher side of life.
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Raymond E. Feist |
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034534a
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Still, few things of worth are ever simple. Or easy.
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worthwhile
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Raymond E. Feist |
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46107b0
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Good," said Creed. "I always like it when a captain has a plan; makes getting killed a lot less random."
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plans
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Raymond E. Feist |
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86deb83
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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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leadership
fear
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Raymond E. Feist |
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6462b3d
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What is life for?' he asked rhetorically. 'It's a way to evolve thought. And what is thought for? It's a way to be aware, a stage between the physical and the spiritual. And time? it's a good way to keep things separated.
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meaning-of-things
purpose-of-life
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Raymond E. Feist |
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38e23a9
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It takes a man of unusual character to openly confront his own shortcomings. It's so much more convenient to blame others.
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virtues-and-vices
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9064883
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Well, he thought, dwelling on past failures once you'd learned all there was to learn was just heaping futility on failure.
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lessons-from-mistakes
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Raymond E. Feist |
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8e244ee
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Life has shown me all too often it's a fragile gift. Remember, no one gets out of life alive.
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Raymond E. Feist |
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eac294d
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I know, when we are young we cannot entertain the idea another's feelings can be as deep as our own. Our love is so much loftier, our pain so much more intense.
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pain
feelings
youth
love
young
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Raymond E. Feist |
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f90e00a
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You've learned something very young, Prince, something that even older men rarely understand. You've learned that fear isn't a terrible-looking thing but something lovely and seductive.
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misconceptions
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Raymond E. Feist |
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ce1869b
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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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death-and-dying
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Raymond E. Feist |
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b9e05de
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From our birth we are all dying, but some of us finish sooner than others.
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knowing-when-to-let-go
timing
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Raymond E. Feist |
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c143631
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He remembered how his father had told him that when it snowed even humans could see the wind, and it was so. He watched as gusty eddies danced and flickered, a single flake pausing for a moment to hover before his eyes, a twirling crystal of light, the exhale of his warm breath causing it to dance away even as it melted.
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see-the-beauty
vivid-description
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Raymond E. Feist |
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40bb963
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There is always a choice, though it is not always apparent.
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Raymond E. Feist |
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15ddf4a
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Fear is the little death, daughter. It kills in tiny pieces.
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Raymond E. Feist |
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80ed83e
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As my grandmother said, 'Sorry won't unbreak the eggs'. Just clean the mess and move on.
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moving-on-and-letting-go
sorry
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Raymond E. Feist |
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2335a52
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Bountiful was the table of your grandsire, for there is still fat at the root of my heart from the feasts he gave in my honour.
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feast
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Raymond E. Feist |
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240edf0
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Time is what keeps everything from happening at once.
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time
reality
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Raymond E. Feist |
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e51f55c
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It's often said we take offense most in what we see of ourselves in others.
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Raymond E. Feist |
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89eb87b
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Fear holds us and binds us and keeps us from growing, Nicholas.' Pug's voice took on an insistent quality. 'It kills a small piece of us each day. It holds us to what we know and keeps us from what's possible, and it is our worst enemy. Fear doesn't announce itself; it's disguised, and it's subtle. It's choosing the safe course; most of us feel we have "rational" reasons to avoid taking risks.' He smiled reassuringly. 'The brave man is not ..
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