You're a cynic," Urgit accused. Silk shook his head. "No, Your Majesty. I'm a realist.
David EddingsI'm truly amazed at you, Garion," Polgara said. "I didn't think you had the faintest idea of how to speak a civilized language." "Thank you," he said, "I think.
David EddingsDon't wrench your shoulder out of its socket trying to pat yourself on the back," Beldin said sourly.
David EddingsThe 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 rest of scholarship starts, Garion. All the books in the world won't help you if they're just piled up in a heap.
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