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...it's as empty as a merchant's soul. Sorry, Kheldar, it's just an old expression." "That's all right, Beldin," Silk forgave him grandly. "These little slips of the tongue are common in the very elderly. (David Eddings)
I thought you said you were the one in charge!" Ce'Nedra exclaimed. I lied." Silk said. "It's a vice I have. View quote
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All I knew was that I would die if he sent me away. He shrugged. You can cut a man's heart out with a shrug, did you know that? View quote
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Nobles and peasants marry early. Businessmen tend to wait. View quote
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Impatience is a poor substitute for a well-considered plan. View quote
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Nothing that ever happens is so unimportant that it doesn't change things. View quote
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Call it my little gesture toward social conscience, but I like to think I'm teaching a certain number of people to read. Now that sounds pretentious! View quote
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Garion started shaving. "Try to keep away from your nose," said Hettar wryly. "A man looks quite strange without a nose. View quote
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Someday you'll have to show me how you did that," Asharak was saying. "I found the experience interesting. My horse had hysterics, however." "My apologies to your horse. View quote
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I hesitate to predict whether this theory is true. But if the general opinion of Mankind is optimistic then we're in for a period of extreme popularity for science fiction. View quote
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As long as I know that my motives are good, I'm Seldom very concerned with the opinions of others. -Mandorallen, Baron of Vo Mandor. (David Eddings)
Once you've decided that something's absolutely true, you've closed your mind on it, and a closed mind doesn't go anywhere. Question everything. That's what education's all about. View quote
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Don't wrench your shoulder out of its socket trying to pat yourself on the back," Beldin said sourly. View quote
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I want a sword not a knitting needle -Kalen. View quote
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Its a perfectly good face, Sparhawk." "It covers the front of my head. What else can you expect from a face? View quote
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Water.... I'm thirsty not dirty. View quote
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Reed College required a thesis for a Bachelor's degree. Normally a Bachelor's is sort of like being stamped 'Prime US Beef.' They just walk you through, hand out the diplomas and you fill in your name later on. View quote
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This is terrible, when a writer is bored by his own work, but it was a real bomb and had reached the point where I couldn't even stand to look at it any more. View quote
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Young lady," Silk said urbanely, "I think you'd be amazed at how little Polgara's concerned about who you are." "Polgara?" Ce'Nedra faltered. "Polgara? I thought you said that she was your sister." "I lied," Silk confessed. "It's a vice a have. View quote
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I'm a storyteller, not a prophet. I'm just interested in a good story. View quote
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I get up at an unholy hour in the morning my work day is completed by the time the sun rises. I have a slightly bad back which has made an enormous contribution to American literature. (David Eddings)
All social workers want is to get everyone involved in a programme. Because a programme provides full employment for three generations of social workers. And they mess up. View quote
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I taught in a small teacher's college for three or four years, at which point all the administrators got a pay raise and the teaching faculty didn't. View quote
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But if the general opinion of Mankind is optimistic then we're in for a period of extreme popularity for science fiction. If the general opinion is pessimistic, fantasy is going to hold its own. View quote
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God save us from religion. View quote
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