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David Eddings Quotes

If the general opinion is pessimistic, fantasy is going to hold it's own Picture Quote #1

Consistency is the defense of a small mind Picture Quote #1

Water.... I'm thirsty not dirty Picture Quote #1

Ordinary men live in fear all the time. Didn’t you know that? We’re afraid of the weather, we’re afraid of powerful men, we’re afraid of the night and the monsters that lurk in the dark, we’re afraid of growing old and of dying. Sometimes we’re even afraid of living. Ordinary men are afraid almost every minute of their lives Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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Keep working. Keep trying. Keep believing. You still might not make it, but at least you gave it your best shot. If you don’t have calluses on your soul, this isn’t for you. Take up knitting instead Picture Quote #1

You’ll drive yourself crazy if you start trying to pry the meaning out of every gust of wind or rain squall. I’m not denying that there might actually be a few signs that you won’t want to miss. Knowing the difference is the tricky part Picture Quote #1

When you get down to the bottom of it, only about half of what we remember really happened. We tend to modify things to make ourselves look better in our own eyes and in the eyes of others. Then, if what we did wasn’t really very admirable, we tend to forget that it ever happened. A normal human being’s grasp on reality is very tenuous at best. Our imaginary lives are usually much nicer Picture Quote #1

Start early and work hard. A writer's apprenticeship usually involves writing a million words (which are then discarded) before he's almost ready to begin. That takes a while Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I hesitate to predict whether this theory is true. But if the general opinion of Mankind is optimistic then we're in for a period of extreme popularity for science fiction Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

All social workers want is to get everyone involved in a programme. Because a programme provides full employment for three generations of social workers. And they mess up Picture Quote #1

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! Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

This is terrible, when a writer is bored by his own work, but it was a real bomb and had reached the point where I couldn't even stand to look at it any more Picture Quote #1

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It's all very well to put the government in the hands of the perfect man, but what do you do when the perfect man gets a bellyache? Picture Quote #1

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? Picture Quote #1

As soon as somebody falls in love, all the wits seem to dribble out of the bottom of his head Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

If you're going to maintain any kind of self-respect, you're going to have to keep secrets from yourself Picture Quote #1

Any time there's something so ridiculously dangerous that no rational human being would try it, they send for me Picture Quote #1

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Once you've decided that something's absolutely true, you've closed your mind on it, and a closed mind doesn't go anywhere. Question everything. That's what education's all about Picture Quote #1

As soon as a friendship passed a certain point - some obscure and secret boundary - a woman quite automatically became overwhelmed by a raging compulsion to complicate things Picture Quote #1

I get up at an unholy hour in the morning my work day is completed by the time the sun rises. I have a slightly bad back which has made an enormous contribution to American literature Picture Quote #1

Someday I'd like to see something rise up out of the earth – just for the sake of variety Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Don't be afraid to discard work you know isn't up to standard. Don't save junk, just because it took you a long time to write it Picture Quote #1

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If the general opinion is pessimistic, fantasy is going to hold it's own (David Eddings Quotes) Consistency is the defense of a small mind (David Eddings Quotes) Water.... I'm thirsty not dirty (David Eddings Quotes) Ordinary men live in fear all the time. Didn’t you know that? We’re afraid of the weather, we’re afraid of powerful men, we’re afraid of the night and the monsters that lurk in the dark, we’re afraid of growing old and of dying. Sometimes we’re even afraid of living. Ordinary men are afraid almost every minute of their lives (David Eddings Quotes) 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 (David Eddings Quotes) 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 (David Eddings Quotes) Keep working. Keep trying. Keep believing. You still might not make it, but at least you gave it your best shot. If you don’t have calluses on your soul, this isn’t for you. Take up knitting instead (David Eddings Quotes) You’ll drive yourself crazy if you start trying to pry the meaning out of every gust of wind or rain squall. I’m not denying that there might actually be a few signs that you won’t want to miss. Knowing the difference is the tricky part (David Eddings Quotes) When you get down to the bottom of it, only about half of what we remember really happened. We tend to modify things to make ourselves look better in our own eyes and in the eyes of others. Then, if what we did wasn’t really very admirable, we tend to forget that it ever happened. A normal human being’s grasp on reality is very tenuous at best. Our imaginary lives are usually much nicer (David Eddings Quotes) Start early and work hard. A writer's apprenticeship usually involves writing a million words (which are then discarded) before he's almost ready to begin. That takes a while (David Eddings Quotes) 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 (David Eddings Quotes) I hesitate to predict whether this theory is true. But if the general opinion of Mankind is optimistic then we're in for a period of extreme popularity for science fiction (David Eddings Quotes) 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 (David Eddings Quotes) 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 (David Eddings Quotes) All social workers want is to get everyone involved in a programme. Because a programme provides full employment for three generations of social workers. And they mess up (David Eddings Quotes) 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! (David Eddings Quotes) 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 (David Eddings Quotes) This is terrible, when a writer is bored by his own work, but it was a real bomb and had reached the point where I couldn't even stand to look at it any more (David Eddings Quotes) It's all very well to put the government in the hands of the perfect man, but what do you do when the perfect man gets a bellyache? (David Eddings Quotes) 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? (David Eddings Quotes) As soon as somebody falls in love, all the wits seem to dribble out of the bottom of his head (David Eddings Quotes) 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 (David Eddings Quotes) If you're going to maintain any kind of self-respect, you're going to have to keep secrets from yourself (David Eddings Quotes) Any time there's something so ridiculously dangerous that no rational human being would try it, they send for me (David Eddings Quotes) Once you've decided that something's absolutely true, you've closed your mind on it, and a closed mind doesn't go anywhere. Question everything. That's what education's all about (David Eddings Quotes) As soon as a friendship passed a certain point - some obscure and secret boundary - a woman quite automatically became overwhelmed by a raging compulsion to complicate things (David Eddings Quotes) I get up at an unholy hour in the morning my work day is completed by the time the sun rises. I have a slightly bad back which has made an enormous contribution to American literature (David Eddings Quotes) Someday I'd like to see something rise up out of the earth – just for the sake of variety (David Eddings Quotes) 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 (David Eddings Quotes) Don't be afraid to discard work you know isn't up to standard. Don't save junk, just because it took you a long time to write it (David Eddings Quotes)

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