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Isn't it easier to forgive than to hate? Until we learn how to forgive, that sort of thing is going to keep on happening." He pointed at the tall pillars of smoke rising to the north. "Hate is a sterile thing, Belgarion."
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David Eddings |
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91a2025
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Contemporary fantasists all bow politely to Lord Tennyson and Papa Tolkien, then step around them to go back to the original texts for inspiration--and there are a lot of those texts. We have King Arthur and his gang in English; we've got Siegfried and Brunhild in German; Charlemagne and Roland in French; El Cid in Spanish; Sigurd the Volsung in Icelandic; and assorted 'myghtiest Knights on lyfe' in a half-dozen other cultures. Without sham..
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David Eddings |
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9073bc4
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If you'd just try, I'm sure you'd be able to fly.
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David Eddings |
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b1a49d1
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Ordinary men live in fear all the time. Didn't you know that? We're afraid of the weather, we're afraid of powerful men, we're afraid of the night and the monsters that lurk in the dark, we're afraid of growing old and of dying. Sometimes we're even afraid of living. Ordinary men are afraid almost every minute of their lives.
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fear
belgarion
magician-s-gambit
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David Eddings |
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6f053a9
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When he reached out with both huge hands to grasp me, I ducked under them and stepped forward, smoothly pulling my knife out of my sleeve. Then, with one quick swipe, I sliced him across the belly. I wasn't certain enough of his anatomy to try stabbing him in the heart. As big as he was, his ribs were probably as thick as my wrist. He stared at me in utter amazement. Then he looked down at the entrails that came boiling out of the gaping w..
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David Eddings |
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06f4090
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Now what?" Urgit warily asked his bride-to-be. "Am I disturbing your Majesty?" Prala asked. "...You always disturb me, my beloved," he answered her question, spreading his arms extravagantly."
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David Eddings |
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2110c75
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Behold the Drojim Palace," King Urgit said extravagantly to Sadi, "the hereditary home of the House of Urga." "A most unusual structure, You Majesty," Sadi murmured. "That's a diplomatic way to put it." Urgit looked critically at his palace. "It's gaudy, ugly, and in terribly bad taste. It does, however, suit my personality almost perfectly."
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David Eddings |
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1da3efc
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It's really a very simple arrangement, little mother. He fully understands that either they get healthy, or he gets sick. That sort of encourages him to do his best.
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inspirational
medical
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David Eddings |
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1ba4157
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just because you can do something doesn't necessarily mean that you should.
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David Eddings |
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47d4bec
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Behold Vo Mimbre," Mandorallen proclaimed with pride, "queen of cities. Upon that rock the tide of Angarak crashed and recoiled and crashed again. Upon this field met they their ruin. The soul and pride of Arendia doth reside within that fortress and the power of the Dark One may not prevail against it." "We've been here before, Mendorallen," Mister Wolf said sourly." --
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David Eddings |
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98e958e
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Centuries pass when nothing happens, and then in a few short years events of such tremendous importance take place that the world is never the same again .... Now's the time to be alive-- to see it happen, to be a part of it. That makes the blood race, and each breath is an adventure.
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David Eddings |
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594de77
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Little jobs require little men, and it's the little jobs that keep a kingdom running.
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little-things
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David Eddings |
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6cf1aef
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The quality of student work has definitely gone downhill since they discontinued the use of the whipping post. -Silk
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whipping
student
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David Eddings |
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ff4caa7
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I want to set the record straight." "The record's never straight, you idiot! Haven't you ever read ? They rewrite the record anytime it doesn't suit them. You're spinning your wheels and exposing your bare fanny for nothing."
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orwellian
social-work
naivete
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David Eddings |
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7e4f7f7
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The stars were better company anyway. They were very beautiful, and they almost never snored.
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stars
nature
outdoors
snoring
night
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David Eddings |
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9b02c2b
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The policeman recognized me, but I suppose that's only natural. Silk was going to kill him, but I said no." "Why?" Beldin asked bluntly. "We were in the middle of a busy street for one thing. Killing somebody's the sort of thing you ought to do in private, wouldn't you say?"
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David Eddings |
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1363009
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We are all children, Kheldar. --Cyradis
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David Eddings |
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a2c02c6
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I made some more threats. I've got this big knife back here." He poked his thumb over his shoulder. "It attracts a lot of attention sometimes."
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David Eddings |
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7fecf6d
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Salmissra was alone and unguarded. The palace eunuchs were sworn to protect her, but evidently a eunuch's oath doesn't mean all that much to him if it's going to involve bleeding.
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David Eddings |
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703fbc7
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What I'm trying to say, Garion,' Durnik continued seriously, 'is that you can't go through life being afraid of what you are. If you do that, sooner or later somebody will come along who'll misunderstand, and you'll have to do something to show him that it's not him that you're afraid of.
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David Eddings |
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52d74c1
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The place had enormous possibilities. He realized that at once. The stream, of course, was perfect for sailing toy boats, for skipping stones, and, in the event of failing inspiration, for falling into. Several of the trees appeared to have been specifically designed for climbing, and one huge, white old birch overhanging the stream promised the exhilarating combination of climbing a tree and falling into the water, all at one time.
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humour
mischief
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David Eddings |
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08c8f97
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I know that in your heart you miss all those wonderful moments you spent with my father --watching him gnaw on the furniture, listening to his insane gibbering, and enjoying all those playful blows to the stomach and kicks to the head with which he demonstrated his affection for his wives. --King Urgit
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David Eddings |
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decbcba
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You're going to stay here and help Daran in every way you can. Don't let him sink into melancholia the way his father has...Now, pull yourself together. Blow your nose and fix your face. Daran's talking to the Rivan Warder right now. I'll take you to where they are, and then I have to leave." "You're not even going to stay for the funeral?" "I've got the funeral in my heart, Pol, the same as you have. No amount of ceremony's going to make i..
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David Eddings |
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c319708
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Refusing to talk about something wouldn't make it go away. If it was there, it was there, and no amount of verbal acrobatics could make it go away.
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David Eddings |
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b6b620a
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Life without any wonder left in it is flat and stale.
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true
truth
real-life
realistic
smart
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David Eddings |
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852b843
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most people need to believe in something. There are a few who don't, but they're a bit unusual.
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David Eddings |
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cf40182
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Silk laughed. "You really should try not to let your knife do all your thinking for you. That's the one quality we find least attractive in our Cherek cousins." "And we find this compulsion to make clever remarks which seems to overwhelm our Drasnian brothers now and then almost equally unattractive," Barak told him coolly."
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humor
problem-solving
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David Eddings |
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3121040
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Some day, Prince Kheldar, you will fall in love," the queen said with a little smirk, "and the twelve kingdoms will stand around and chortle over the fall of so notorious a bachelor."
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love
witty
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David Eddings |
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1c5486d
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You're going to be a father. Now, if you'll excuse me, I think I'll throw up again.
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David Eddings |
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071d994
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The jeers that had risen as Barak's and Greldik's ships had been manoeuvred onto their wheeled carriages turned rather quickly into angry mutterings as the carriages, pulled by teams of Algar horses, rolled effortlessly toward the escarpment past men straining with every ounce of strength to move their ships a few inches at a time. To leave it all to artistry, Barak and Greldik ordered their men to lounge indolently on the decks of their sh..
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David Eddings |
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1440a40
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Being afraid was not the sort of thing that endangered life or limb, but it was still an injury of sorts - and sometimes a deeper and more serious kind of injury.
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David Eddings |
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b3f8028
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A man should never miss an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
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silence
secret
shut-up
mouth
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David Eddings |
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685c836
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Why do some trees stay green while others change their color?" "Certain trees need to show off, dear. I'm sure that my big brother could explain why it happens. Dahlaine loves to explain things, and he can be very tedious about it. I prefer simpler answers. The trees are sad because summer's almost over."
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nature
autumn-leaves
mansplain
mansplaining
forest
trees
sexism
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David Eddings |
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1f1c47e
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Do you ever plan to grow up, Veltan?" he asked. "Not if I can avoid it, no."
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inner-child
growing-up
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David Eddings |
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c20c45f
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Don't throw good ideas away until you've considered all of your options.
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options
solutions
solution
idea
problem-solving
ideas
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David Eddings |
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ece6b80
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Priests are pretty much the same the world over. They seem to feel that their exclusive contact with God gives them a certain job security.
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David Eddings |
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Now there's something for you to think about. If you don't know that you can't do something, isn't there a remote possibility that you'll go ahead and do it anyway in absolute defiance of physical law? That might be one of the drawbacks of education. If you don't know that you can't pick yourself up by the scruff of the neck and hold yourself at arm's length, maybe you can.
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David Eddings |
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770ac17
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The priest DID have it coming, though," Lelldorin declared hotly. "What priest?" "The priest of Chaldan at that little chapel who wouldn't marry us because Arianna couldn't give him a document proving she had her family's consent. He was very insulting." "Did you break anything?" "A few of his teeth is about all-- and I stopped hitting him as soon as he agreed to perform the ceremony."
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funny
lelldorin
garion
the-belgariad
hilarious
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David Eddings |
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2ebfaf4
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You'll fight with each other, of course, but never go to sleep angry. That was always my mistake.
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David Eddings |
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fce1485
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Would you look at this?" Silk waved a piece of parchment at the old man. "What's the problem?" Belgarath took the parchment and read it. "That whole business was settled years ago," Silk declared in an irritated voice. "Why are these things still being circulated?" "The description IS colorful," Belgarath noted. "Did you see that?" Silk sounded mortally offended. He turned to Garion. "Do I look like a weasel to you?" "--an ill-favored, we..
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the-belgariad
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David Eddings |
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578e199
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The Orb is not of itself evil. Evil is a thing that lies only in the hearts and minds of men--and of Gods, also. --Aldur
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David Eddings |
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4ceb9f3
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It's common knowledge that the "church" is nothing more than an invention of the priesthood designed to swindle the ordinary people of the empire out of just about everything they own."
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religion
clergy
organized-religion
society
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David Eddings |
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02bd6fd
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One does one's best" - Silk"
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David Eddings |
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8aa2f5a
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Your--ah--intervention, shall we say, has simplified things in the palace enormously. We no longer have to worry about Salmissra's whims and peculiar appetites. We rule by committee, and we hardly ever find it necessary to poison each other anymore. No one's tried to poison me for months.
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funny
garion
polgara
the-belgariad
witty
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David Eddings |