Terry Brooks: Quotes about thinking

Terry Brooks is American writer. Explore interesting quotes on thinking.
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“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. Not anything that we remember for more than a generation or two.”

Terry Brooks book Bearers of the Black Staff

Bearers of the Black Staff

Education , Thinking , Past

“You think that Man can start again, do you, Shea? Well you might be quite surprised to learn that some things never change, and that the dangers of power are always present, even to a race that almost obliterated itself.”

Terry Brooks book The Sword of Shannara

The Sword of Shannara, Cap 2

Thinking , Learning , Change

“If you think that Man is free to build a new life while the rest of the world drifts by, then you do not know anything of history!”

Terry Brooks book The Sword of Shannara

The Sword of Shannara, Cap 2

Life , World , History , Thinking

“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. You struggle with questions of purpose and need, and forget that the answers are found mostly inside yourselves.”

Terry Brooks book The Tangle Box

The Tangle Box

Search , Question , Thinking , Time