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Re: Possible Book

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ironwill96 wrote:I think it might be from The Timegod, someone addressing Loki in reference to his time served in Hell, I could be completely wrong however :-). Can't remember who said it though - probably Freyda.

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torybear wrote:Sometimes if it is a true stumper you can provide a little context, as shown above.

In this case the quote is rather brief...you could either provide a litttle more context or narrow down the genre. It's up to you I guess. I hate to see it go in the cold quote category, but I am really struggling.
You're right, it is rather brief. However, all the context you need is right in the quote. If I give any more hints (besides those I gave just now), it will just give it away.
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I'm going to take a stab in the dark since I have an idea, but am not sure and can't remember the actual name.

Dorrin's father in The Magic Engineer when Dorrin returned to Recluse to make the Black Fleet (or whatever it was called).
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MidasKnight wrote:Dorrin's father in The Magic Engineer when Dorrin returned to Recluse to make the Black Fleet (or whatever it was called).
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Hmm..

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Glad to see i'm not the only one stumped by this one!

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Ok, how about the Healer speaking to Creslin on Recluse?
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Okay, here goes nothing

Justen when he meets with the druid who will someday be his girlfriend?

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Nylan in the Fall of Angels.
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Sorry. Double-whammy. Try again.
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How about a clue? Sci fi or fantasy?
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Fine. :( To keep the game moving, here's a clue:

The key to the puzzle is the word "willingness".
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jwebster wrote:Next one. Who said (and in what book):
Your saving grace has been your willingness to undergo punishment for your mistakes. Accept yourself and keep that willingness, and it may be enough to protect us all
Just wanted to keep the quote on the most recent page of the thread.
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well, i havent read many of his books yet, but could it be in The Magic of Recluce speaking to Lerris? Maybe said by Justen or Talryn? just a guess.
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Nope. Sorry. Try again.
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Any of you Cerryl fans, does it sound like something said to him?
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I've thought that for days. It sounds like something that Jeslek says to him to put him in his place. I've scanned the books though and haven't come up with anything.

Taking it from another perspective, it also sounds like something Kinowin would say to him to continue to guide him to be humble. Again...no luck.
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cant we do quotes from he reclue novels or mabye corean for those of us who have yet to progress that far into modesitt's world???
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Any Modesitt book, but we have to guess jweb's first.
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can he not give us any more hints?
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midas did u get my message???
books games heavy metal/death metal

korn=piers anthony slipknot=robert jordan
modesitt=mudvayne warhammer=anything
lots of others=random or marilyn manson
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-=sniper=- wrote:midas did u get my message???
Yes.
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I wrote:
I wrote:Next one. Who said (and in what book):
Your saving grace has been your willingness to undergo punishment for your mistakes. Accept yourself and keep that willingness, and it may be enough to protect us all
This one is truly worth a Sherlock. I really don't want to give it away and make the game too easy. On the other hand, I now suspect it may go unsolved for quite a while. It sounds like the majority opinion is to stick with one quote at a time. So should we make this a Cold Quoteâ„¢ and start with a new one, or should we give this one a while longer?
I also wrote:Fine. :( To keep the game moving, here's a clue:

The key to the puzzle is the word "willingness".
As I said before, I'd like to keep the game moving, but I think the game will be too easy if quotes are just given away. I'd rather just post a new quote than to give one away too easily. Unless someone gets the quote right by Friday (2 weeks from the original post date), I'll officially make this a Cold Quoteâ„¢ and post a new one. If anyone objects, post your opinion by Friday, and I may reconsider.
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mabye instead of giving it away or making it cold or whatnot
mabye u could give us a saga to go by or mabye a year?

just a thought i doubt i know it i havent read most of his books yet
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-=sniper=- wrote:mabye instead of giving it away or making it cold or whatnot
mabye u could give us a saga to go by or mabye a year?

just a thought i doubt i know it i havent read most of his books yet
yeah, i havent read a whole lot of them either, so i couldnt probably figure it out, but there is no other hint you can give?
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Kahrey wrote:yeah, i havent read a whole lot of them either, so i couldnt probably figure it out, but there is no other hint you can give?
Well, let me put it this way. If you haven't read the book, then you probably wouldn't get it no matter how many hints I gave. And if you have read it, you shouldn't need many hints.
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