Quotes from David Eddings

Vanity's ridiculous, be we all fall prey to it from time to time.

Life without any wonder left in it is flat and stale.

If you'd just try, I'm sure you'd be able to fly.

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.

The quality of student work has definitely gone downhill since they discontinued the use of the whipping post. -Silk

I want to set the record straight. The record's never straight, you idiot! Haven't you ever read 1984 ? They rewrite the record anytime it doesn't suit them. You're spinning your wheels and exposing your bare fanny for nothing.

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?

just because you can do something doesn't necessarily mean that you should.

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.

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.

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.

Little jobs require little men, and it's the little jobs that keep a kingdom running.

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.

The stars were better company anyway. They were very beautiful, and they almost never snored.

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.

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.

We are all children, Kheldar. --Cyradis

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

You're going to be a father. Now, if you'll excuse me, I think I'll throw up again.

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.