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The only reason there's such a thing as a morning in the first place is to keep night and afternoon from bumping into each other. -Kheldar

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David Eddings
Age: 77 †
Born: 1931
Born: July 7
Died: 2009
Died: June 2
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David Carroll Eddings
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Isn't it easier to forgive than to hate? -Eriond
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Everything is idiocy if you choose to look at it in the proper perspective.
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Listen to the way people talk. If your characters sound real the rest is easy.
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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?
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Heroes aren't allowed to be nervous. Who made up that rule? It's a known fact.
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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.
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Nothing that's really worthwhile should be easy, Belgarion. If it's easy, we don't value it.
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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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Events are like horses. Sometimes they run away. After they've run for a while, though, they'll start to walk again. Then there'll be a time to put everything together.
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Nobles and peasants marry early. Businessmen tend to wait.
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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 perfectl
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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.
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It's one of the advantages of being a woman. I get to do all sorts of unfair things, and you have to accept them because you're too polite not to. --Polgara
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...only in the surrender of the light could the darkness prevail.
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Consistency is the defense of a small mind
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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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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.
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The dullest man in the world is charming beyond belief when he's pouring gold coins from one hand to the other.
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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.
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Don’t be afraid to discard work you know isn’t up to standard. Don’t save junk, just because it took you a long time to write it.
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