“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.” IfsHumansLooksRealityEyeRememberHuman BeingsForgetHalfHappenedNormalBottomImaginaryAdmirableImaginary Life Book:Polgara the Sorceress Source: Polgara the Sorceress
“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.” IfsStillsHomeMotherPowerfulHalfBoysKingsWitAwfulUrgesWhy NotToadsJellyfish Author:David Eddings
“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 shame, we pillage medieval romance for all we're worth.” InspirationRomanceCultureHalfLordStepsKingsShameOriginalsContemporaryDozenBowsGangKnightsMedievalArthurOther CulturesPapaKing ArthurAssortedTennyson Book:The Rivan Codex: Ancient Texts of THE BELGARIAD and THE MALLOREON Source: The Rivan Codex: Ancient Texts of THE BELGARIAD and THE MALLOREON
“The unfortunate thing about working for yourself is that you have the worst boss in the world. I work every day of the year except at Christmas, when I work a half day.” WorldYearsHalfWorstChristmasOwnersBossUnfortunateDays Of The YearUnfortunate ThingsHalf Days Author:David Eddings
