“As it turns out, that persistence is a requirement. Thus, he would tell me, you need the dark to show the light, so you shouldn't curse darkness. You needed death to define life.”

American writer

Terry Lee Goodkind was an American writer best known for the epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth. He also wrote the contemporary suspense novel The Law of Nines, published in 2009, which connects to that series. The Sword of Truth became a major commercial success, selling 25 million copies worldwide and appearing in more than 20 languages. It was later adapted for television as Legend of the Seeker, which premiered in 2008 and ran for two seasons through 2010.