“I didn't particularly feel like being arrested, so I argued with the soldiers a bit. Several of them died during the argument - those things happen once in a while. Unfortunately, one of the casualties was Taur Urgas' oldest son. The king of the Murgos took it personally. He's very narrow-minded sometimes. - Silk” FeelsSometimesHappensBitsSonKingsArgumentDiedSoldierThings HappenArrestedSilkCasualtiesNarrow-mindedOldest Son Author:David Eddings
“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.” WayDoeSaidHomeHousePersonalityKingsTasteStructureUglySuitsUnusualMajestyPalacesDiplomaticBad TasteHereditaryGaudy Author:David Eddings
“...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” KnowsHeartMomentsFatherEnjoyWifeWonderfulMissingListeningKingsAffectionBlowInsaneKicksStomachFurnitureWonderful Moments Author:David Eddings
“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
