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Trudi Canavan is a renowned Australian author known for her fantasy novels. Born on October 23, 1969, she has been captivating readers with her works since her debut in 1999. Canavan's writing style is unique, blending rich imagination with profound themes.

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Famous Trudi Canavan Quotes

“There was no fast and painless way to perform an amputation, Tessia knew. Not if you did it properly.”

First Line Tessia Trudi Canavan

Book:The Magician's Apprentice

Source: The Magician's Apprentice

“The most powerful women in Sachaka and all you do is waste time gossiping and matchmaking”

Humor Humour Traitors Lorkin Tyvara

Book:The Traitor Queen

Source: The Traitor Queen

“Nunca le gustó mirar atrás. El pasado estaba repleto de malos recuerdos, y los buenos lo dejaban lleno de amargura”

Pasado Recuerdos

Book:The Magician's Apprentice

Source: The Magician's Apprentice

“Inspiration comes from so many sources. Music, other fiction, the non-fiction I read, TV shows, films, news reports, people I know, stories I hear, misheard words or lyrics, dreams”

People Knows Stories Shows Dream Inspiration Film Fiction Tvs Source News Reports Tv Shows Non Fiction

Author:Trudi Canavan

“I always love writing the third book in a series because you get to tie up all the threads that you put out in the first two books. You finally let people know what really happens and reveal all the secrets and bring certain characters together.”

People Knows Writing Firsts Two Book Character Happens Together Certain Secret Thirds Series Ties Thread

Author:Trudi Canavan

“I wound up studying art and design, got a job at Lonely Planet Publications as a designer, cartographer and illustrator.”

Art Jobs Study Design Planets Lonely Wounds Designer Publication Illustrators Studying Art

Author:Trudi Canavan

“I still recommend reading travel guides as an insight to a travellers perspective on fantasy worlds. Nearly all characters end up travelling at some point, and they have many of the same needs and concerns covered in travel guides.”

World Needs Stills Ends Character Reading Fantasy Perspective Concern Insight Guides Covered Traveller Fantasy Worlds

Author:Trudi Canavan

“The first rule of world-building is available physics, which basically means that if you want it to feel real, it has to follow the same rules as this world, from gravity to how human behaviour works. If you have a fantasy element that doesnt obey the laws of physics, make sure that it has a fantasy explanation.”

Ifs World Want Feels Firsts Humans Mean Real Law Fantasy This World Building Elements Available Physics Explanation Gravity Behaviour Laws Of Physics Human Behaviour

Author:Trudi Canavan

“I have always been fascinated by the supernatural elements in stories, whether fairy tales, myths, film or literature.”

Stories Film Literature Elements Myth Tales Fairy Fascinated Fairy Tale Supernatural Elements

Author:Trudi Canavan

“The Magicians Apprentice was about someone from the low end of society manifesting magical power and how that completely messes up the balance of the whole system.”

Ends Whole Balance Lows Mess Manifest Magician Apprentice

Author:Trudi Canavan

“It is said, in Imardin, that the wind has a soul, and that it wails through the narrow streets because it is grieved by what it finds there.”

Said Soul Streets Wind Narrow Streets

Book:The Magicians' Guild: The Black Magician Trilogy

Source: The Magicians' Guild: The Black Magician Trilogy

“Akkarin: I watched the first woman I loved die. I dont think I can survive losing the second. Sonea: I love you too.”

Thinking Firsts I Can Dies Love You Losing I Love You Too

Author:Trudi Canavan

“Nodding, Cery strode to the door and stepped through. Though the burly guards eyes him suspiciously, Cery smiled back. Never make enemies of someone's lackeys, his father had taught him. Better still, make them like you a lot.”

Stills Eye Father Enemy Doors Taught Like You Nodding Lackeys

Author:Trudi Canavan

“There's always a bit of truth in each rumour, the trouble is finding out which bit. - Tayend”

Bits Trouble Findings Rumours

Author:Trudi Canavan

“So what were you [Sonea] and Dorrien discussing before?' Akkarin asked. She turned to regard him. 'Discussing?' 'Outside the farmhouse when I was buying the food.' 'Oh. Then. Nothing.' He smiled and nodded. 'Nothing. Amazing subject, that one. Produces such fascinating reactions in people.”

People Subjects Produce Regard Reactions Buying Fascinating Discussing

Author:Trudi Canavan

“What was I thinking? Of all the assistants I could have wound up with, why did I have to choose the one with the scary mother and troublemaking in his bloodlines? I am doomed.”

Thinking Mother Scary Wounds Doomed Assistants Bloodline

Author:Trudi Canavan

“How am I going to make friends with these people if all I can think of is how easy it would be to rob them?”

People Ifs Thinking I Can Would Be Easy

Book:The Novice: The Black Magician Trilogy

Source: The Novice: The Black Magician Trilogy

“Cery: So, Hem, tell me why I shouldn't see how many holes I need to make before you start leaking money?”

Needs Holes Hem

Author:Trudi Canavan

“He had given her too much. He had given her everything.”

Author:Trudi Canavan

“Wisdom and knowledge is everywhere, but so is stupity.”

Knowledge And Wisdom

Author:Trudi Canavan

“Better to know the quick pain of truth than the ongoing pain of a long-held false hope.”

Knows Long Pain Ongoing False Hope

Author:Trudi Canavan

“Extending his senses, Lorkin tried again to hear his mother’s surface thoughts. What he picked up seemed too out of character, however. He must be imagining it. Though…it was also odd that he would imagine his mother thinking such a string of curse words.”

Thinking Character Mother Imagine Surface Senses Odd Curse Strings Extending Curse Words

Author:Trudi Canavan

“Tayend nodded. “I know it won’t. I admit I was worried about you, but you are still your old self, underneath.” Dannyl straightened in protest. “Underneath what?” The Elyne stood up, waving one hand in Dannyl’s direction. “All…that.” “I’m reeling at your descriptive clarity,” Dannyl told him.”

Knows Stills Self Hands Clarity Worried Protest Stood Up Old Self

Author:Trudi Canavan

“Mortals did not need gods to order them to kill eachother. They were quite capable of finding reasons to do so themselves.”

Needs Reason Order Findings Capable Mortals Need God

Author:Trudi Canavan

“Unquestioning obedience is for slaves, the uneducated and the pathetic.”

Slave Obedience Pathetic Uneducated

Author:Trudi Canavan

“If your appearance is all people see, they have no respect for your mind.”

People Ifs Mind Appearance No Respect

Book:The Magician's Apprentice

Source: The Magician's Apprentice

“Great. She shook her head. Not only am I having conversations with myself, but now I'm refusing to talk to me. This has got to be the first sign of madness.”

Firsts Conversation Madness Talk To Me

Book:The High Lord: Book 3 of the Black Magician

Source: The High Lord: Book 3 of the Black Magician

“It was impossible to imagine the aloof, dignified, powerful High Lord living as, of all things, a slave.”

Powerful Lord Imagine Impossible All Things Slave Aloof

Book:The High Lord: Book 3 of the Black Magician

Source: The High Lord: Book 3 of the Black Magician

“Though I can’t help feeling a sudden death cheats you of something. Death is an experience of life. You only get one death. I would like to be aware it was happening, even if that did mean enduring pain and fear.”

Ifs Mean I Can Helping Feelings Pain Happenings Endure Cheat Sudden Death

Book:Last of the Wilds: Age of the Five Gods Trilogy Book 2, The

Source: Last of the Wilds: Age of the Five Gods Trilogy Book 2, The

“Happy endings are a luxury of fiction”

Fiction Luxury Happy Endings

Author:Trudi Canavan

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Born: October 23, 1969
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