I'm hungry, Garion, and I don't think well when I'm hungry.That might explain a lot, Beldin noted blandly. We should have fed you more often when you were younger. You can be terribly offensive someti...
Dost thou question my word, Sir Knight? Madorallen returned in an ominously quiet voice. And wilt thou then come down and put thy doubt to the test? Or is it perhaps that thou wouldst prefer to cringe...
But there's a world beyond what we can see and touch, and that world lives by its own laws. What may be impossible in this very ordinary world is very possible there, and sometimes the boundaries betw...
Being afraid was not the sort of thing that endangered life or limb, but it was still an injury of sorts – and sometimes a deeper and more serious kind of injury.
Because they were both young, she was intolerant and he was stubborn.
As long as I know that my motives are good, I'm Seldom very concerned with the opinions of others.-Mandorallen, Baron of Vo Mandor.
Why do you persist in being so frivolous, Urgit?Why don't we just call it a symptom of my incipient madness?You're not going to go mad, she said firmly.Of course I'm going to go mad, mother. I'm rathe...
When my sons told me about what they'd found, I went to the priests of Belar and had them examine the auguries. is the year to go. The ice up there won't be as thick again for years and years. Then t...
What was that? Belgarath asked, coming back around the corner.Brill, Silk replied blandly, pulling his Murgo robe back on.Again? Belgarath demanded with exasperation. What was he doing this time?Tryin...
What I’m trying to say, Garion,’ Durnik continued seriously, ‘is that you can’t go through life being afraid of what you are. If you do that, sooner or later somebody will come along who’ll misunderst...
Vella looked around. This is really a revolting place, Yarblek, she told him.You've been spending too much time with Porenn, he said. You're starting to get delicate.How would you like to have me gut...
The policeman recognized me, but I suppose that’s only natural. Silk was going to kill him, but I said no.Why? Beldin asked bluntly.We were in the middle of a busy street for one thing. Killing somebo...
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...
Mimbrates are the bravest people in the world --probably because they don't have brains enough to be afraid of anything. Garion's friend Mandorallen is totally convinced that he's invincible.He is, Ce...
Its a perfectly good face, Sparhawk.It covers the front of my head. What else can you expect from a face?
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 kin...
Heroes aren't allowed to be nervous.Who made up that rule?It's a known fact...
Exaggerating? Silk sounded shocked. You don't mean to say that horses can actually lie, do you? Hettar shrugged. Of course. They lie all the time. They're very good at it. For a moment Silk looked ou...
Could penetrate this palace, Prince Kheldar? King Anheg challenged.I already have, your Majesty, Silk said modestly, a dozen times or more.Anheg looked at Rhodar with one raised eyebrow.Rhodar coughe...
Belgarath turned back to Senji. All right, he said. The Sardion came to Zamad. How?It’s said to have fallen out of the sky.They always do, Beldin said. Someday I’d like to see something rise up out of...