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Quote by David Eddings

“All I knew was that I would die if he sent me away. He shrugged. You can cut a man’s heart out with a shrug, did you know that?”

Quote by David Eddings

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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. more

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