“Sorgan tried his very best not to think about how long it must have taken for a stream that small to eat its way down through solid rock to form its current bed. Sorgan knew exactly what the word “hundred” meant, but when numbers wandered off toward “thousand”—or even “million”—and the people who used those terms were talking about years, Sorgan’s mind shied back in horror.” YearsAgePastScienceTimeUniverseNatureNumbersHistoryRocksEvolutionBiologyFormationRiverIntimidatedGeologyRockMillionMillions Of YearsRiverbed Book:Crystal Gorge Source: Crystal Gorge
“We're living in momentous times, Garion. The events of a thousand years and more have all focused on these very days. The world, I'm told, is like that. 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." I think that if I had my choice, I'd prefer one of those quiet centuries," Garion said glumly. Oh, no," Silk said, his lips drawing back in a ferretlike grin. "Now's the time to be alive - to see it all happen, to be a part of it. That makes the blood race, and each breath is an adventure.” IfsThinkingWorldYearsSaidHappensChoicesRaceAliveBloodCenturyEventsAdventureThousandQuietImportanceBreathsLipsFocusedDrawingThousand YearsSilk Author:David Eddings
“I've looked at the world for quite a few years now and I've found that if I don't laugh, I'll probably end up crying." - Prince Kheldar of Drasnia” IfsWorldYearsEndsFoundLaughingCry Author:David Eddings
“I taught in a small teacher's college for three or four years, at which point all the administrators got a pay raise and the teaching faculty didn't.” YearsThreePayTeacherFourTeachingTaughtCollegeRaisesFacultyFour YearsAdministrators Author:David Eddings
“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
