Terry Brooks

Born 8 January 1944

Terence Dean Brooks (born January 8, 1944) is an American writer of fantasy fiction. He writes mainly epic fantasy, and has also written two movie novelizations.

Quotes

“There is nothing wrong with crying. Your feelings tell you who are. They tell what is important. Don't ever be ashamed of them.”
Armageddon's Children
“You spend so much time wondering who you are, don't you think? You flounder about, searching for your identity, when most of the time it is plain as the nose on your face.”
The Tangle Box
“What we have in life that we can count on is who we are and where we come from... For better or worse, that is what we have to sustain us in our endeavors, to buttress us in our darker moments, and to remind us of our identity.”
A Knight of the Word
“What you need to do is take control of things. Don't wait for events to catch up with you; go and meet them head-on!”
The Scions Of Shannara
“We are doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past, and no amount of education gleaned from our propensity for self-destruction and misguided thinking ever teaches us anything.”
Bearers of the Black Staff