Isn't it easier to forgive than to hate? -Eriond David Eddings More Quotes by David Eddings More Quotes From David Eddings Women are almost always angry with men for one reason or another. It's one of things you'll have to get used to, as you get older. David Eddings used reason men Nothing that ever happens is so unimportant that it doesn't change things. David Eddings unimportant happens It's all very well to put the government in the hands of the perfect man, but what do you do when the perfect man gets a bellyache? David Eddings perfect men hands When you get down to the bottom of it, only about half of what we remember really happened. We tend to modify things to make ourselves look better in our own eyes and in the eyes of others. Then, if what we did wasn't really very admirable, we tend to forget that it ever happened. A normal human being's grasp on reality is very tenuous at best. Our imaginary lives are usually much nicer. David Eddings normal eye reality I want a sword not a knitting needle -Kalen David Eddings knitting-needles knitting want 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. David Eddings optimistic opinion fiction You'll drive yourself crazy if you start trying to pry the meaning out of every gust of wind or rain squall. I'm not denying that there might actually be a few signs that you won't want to miss. Knowing the difference is the tricky part. David Eddings crazy rain wind 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. David Eddings college teaching teacher It's the nature of man to ask questions. --Belgarath David Eddings nature-of-man asks men Isn't it odd how the little things can change a man's entire life? David Eddings little-things littles men Whatever happened to him?" Silk asked. "He went swimming in the Nedrane." "I didn't know that Thulls swam all that well." "They don't–particularly not with large rocks tied to their feet. David Eddings swimming rocks feet Misty Sendaria," Silk said ironically. "Sometimes I'm amazed that the entire kingdom doesn't rust shut. David Eddings rust kingdoms sometimes 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. David Eddings horse apology interesting 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. David Eddings queens pride dark The first thing the boy Garion remembered was the kitchen at Faldor's farm. For all the rest of his life he had a special warm feeling for kitchens and those peculiar sounds and smells that seemed somehow to combine into a bustling seriousness that had to do with love and food and comfort and security and, above all, home. No matter how high Garion rose in life, he never forgot that all his memories began in that kitchen. David Eddings home memories boys Don't wrench your shoulder out of its socket trying to pat yourself on the back," Beldin said sourly. David Eddings shoulders said trying ...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. David Eddings thumbs knives attention I'd really like to go with you, Agachak. Truly I would...but I just can't." "I don't understand. Why not?" "I'm not allowed to leave home. My mother'd punish me something awful if I did..." "But you're the king." "That doesn't change a thing. I still do what mother says. She tells everybody that I'm the best boy ever when it comes to that." Agachak resisted a powerful urge to change this half-wit into a toad or perhaps a jellyfish. David Eddings powerful kings mother Why do you persist in being so frivolous, Urgit?" "Why don't we just call it a symptom of my incipient madness?" "You're not going to go mad," she said firmly. "Of course I'm going to go mad, mother. I'm rather looking forward to it. David Eddings looking-forward mad mother ...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 David Eddings kings heart father
