Quotes by Robin Hobb

About Robin Hobb:

Robin Hobb is the second pen name of American author Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden (born March 5, 1952). She is best known for the books taking place in the Realm of the Elderlings, which started in 1995 with the publication of Assassin's Apprentice, the first book in the Farseer trilogy.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

One must plan for the future and anticipate the future without fearing the future.

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That no man can truly imagine being happy and that's why happiness isn't for sale here.

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Somehow," she said coldly, "you have confused profitable and not profitable for right and wrong. I, however, have not.

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For the weakest has but to try his strength to find it, and then he shall be strong.

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Men of passion and vision are often seen as mad.

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The fight isn't over until you win.

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Not all men are destined for greatness," I reminded him. "Are you sure, Fitz? Are you sure? What good is a life lived as if it made no difference at all to the great life of the world? A sadder thing I cannot imagine. Why should not a mother say to h...

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You make no sense! You went somewhere to discover your place in history? How can that be? History is what is done and behind us.”     He shook his head, slowly this time. “History is what we do in our lives. We create it as we go along.” He...

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You," I surmised, and gestured round. "Thank you." "No," he denied. His pale hair floated out from beneath his cap in a halo as he shook his head. "But I assisted. Thank you for bathing. It makes my task of checking on you less onerous. I'm glad you'...

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It is like being two foreigners, trapped in a land we have come to, unable to return to our own, and having only each other to confirm the reality of the place we once lived.

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Boredom is vastly underrated. Boredom means that nothing is trying to kill you every day.

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It's too late to apologize for I have already forgiven you." -FitzChivalry Farseer

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Life is not a race to restore a past situation. Nor does one have to hurry to meet the future. Seeing how things change is what makes life interesting.

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History is no more fixed and dead than the future. The past is no further away than the last breath you took.

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The second thing you have to do to be a writer is to keep on writing. Don't listen to people who tell you that very few people get published and you won't be one of them. Don't listen to your friend who says you are better that Tolkien and don't have...

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I am shocked to find that some people think a 2 star 'I liked it' rating is a bad rating. What? I liked it. I LIKED it! That means I read the whole thing, to the last page, in spite of my life raining comets on me. It's a good book that survives the ...

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Leave the pain behind and let your life be your own again. There is a place where all time is now, and the choices are simple and always your own. Wolves have no kings

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A woman of many talents. And intelligent, too. He'd probably have to kill her soon.

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Author Bio

  • NameRobin Hobb
  • DescriptionAmerican fiction writer
  • AliasesMargaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden; Megan Lindholm
  • BornMarch 5, 1952
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist
  • WorksAssassin's Apprentice; Royal Assassin; Assassin's Quest