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David Eddings was an American writer renowned for his fantasy novels. His works are characterized by rich imagination and complex character development, which have won him a large following among readers.

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“Listen to the way people talk. If your characters sound real the rest is easy.”

People Ifs Way Real Character Easy Sound

Author:David Eddings

“The real world out there isn't nearly as nice as some people prefer it to be, so don't swallow everything your high-born teachers tell you without takinga long hard look at it yourselves.”

People World Looks Long Real Hard Born Teacher Nice Real World

Author:David Eddings

“Now do you see why war irritates me? It's always the same. A lot of people get killed, but in the end, the whole thing is settled at the conference table. The notion of having the conference first doesn't seem to occur to people.”

People Firsts War Ends Whole Seems Tables Notion Conferences

Book:Belgarath the Sorcerer and Polgara the Sorceress: 2-Book Collection

Source: Belgarath the Sorcerer and Polgara the Sorceress: 2-Book Collection

“One of the less attractive aspects of human nature is our tendency to hate the people we haven't treated very well; it's much easier than accepting guilt. If we can convince ourselves that the people we betrayed or enslaved were subhuman monsters in the first place, then our guilt isn't nearly so black as we secretly know that it is. Humans are very, very good at shifting blame and avoiding guilt.”

“Young people, however, tend to ignore the customs of their elders. Adolescent rebellion has been responsible for all manner of absurd costumes. The more ridiculous a certain fashion is, the more adolescents will cling to it.”

People Has Beens Young Certain Fashion Responsible Ridiculous Absurd Rebellion Customs Costumes Elders

Book:Polgara the Sorceress

Source: Polgara the Sorceress

“Call it my little gesture toward social conscience, but I like to think I'm teaching a certain number of people to read. Now that sounds pretentious!”

People Thinking Littles Certain Social Sound Numbers Teaching Conscience Gestures Pretentious

Author:David Eddings

“The notion that any one person can describe 'what really happened' is an absurdity. If ten - or a hundred - people witness an event, there will be ten - or a hundred - different versions of what took place. What we see and how we interpret it depends entirely upon our individual past experience.”

People Ifs Persons Different Wisdom Past Individual Happened Events Depends Ten Hundred Notion Versions Witness Absurdity Past Experiences

Book:Polgara the Sorceress

Source: Polgara the Sorceress

About the Author

Born: July 7, 1931
Died: June 2, 2009
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 134

Books & Sources

Crystal GorgeRelated source material

The Treasured OneRelated source material

Polgara the SorceressRelated source material

The Seeress of KellRelated source material

Belgarath the SorcererRelated source material

Queen of SorceryRelated source material

Seeress Of Kell: (Malloreon 5)Related source material

King Of The Murgos: (Malloreon 2)Related source material

Sorceress Of Darshiva: (Malloreon 4)Related source material

The Belgariad, Vol. 1: Pawn of Prophecy / Queen of Sorcery / Magician's GambitRelated source material

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