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 adole...
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.
Why do some trees stay green while others change their color?Certain trees need to show off, dear. I’m sure that my big brother could explain why it happens. Dahlaine loves to explain things, and he c...
The old man was peering intently at the shelves. 'I'll have to admit that he's a very competent scholar.'Isn't he just a librarian?' Garion asked, 'somebody who looks after books?'That's where all the...
I wrote a novel for my degree, and I'm very happy I didn't submit that to a publisher. I sympathize with my professors who had to read it.
The stars were better company anyway. They were very beautiful, and they almost never snored.
Don’t throw good ideas away until you’ve considered all of your options.
It’s common knowledge that the church is nothing more than an invention of the priesthood designed to swindle the ordinary people of the empire out of just about everything they own.
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
A man should never miss an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
Your--ah--intervention, shall we say, has simplified things in the palace enormously. We no longer have to worry about Salmissra's whims and peculiar appetites. We rule by committee, and we hardly eve...
Do you ever plan to grow up, Veltan? he asked.Not if I can avoid it, no.
Life without any wonder left in it is flat and stale.
Anyway, Arianna and I left the castle very late one evening. I knew the knight on guard at the drawbridge so I hit hit him over the head because I didn't want to hurt him.Garion blinked."I knew he'd b...
The place had enormous possibilities. He realized that at once. The stream, of course, was perfect for sailing toy boats, for skipping stones, and, in the event of failing inspiration, for falling int...
I thought you said you were the one in charge! Ce'Nedra exclaimed.I lied. Silk said. It's a vice I have.
The priest DID have it coming, though, Lelldorin declared hotly.What priest?The priest of Chaldan at that little chapel who wouldn't marry us because Arianna couldn't give him a document proving she h...
Zakath stared at the floor. 'I suddenly feel very helpless,' he admitted, 'and I don't like the feeling. I've been rather effectively dethroned, you know. This morning I was the Emperor of the largest...
Well--to put it briefly--Arianna and I had become--well--friends.I see.Nothing improper, you understand, Lelldorin said quickly. But our friendship was such that--well--we didn't want to be separated....
Have you ever noticed that? We base our assessment of the intelligence of others almost entirely on how closely their thinking matches our own. I'm sure that there are people out there who violently d...
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