Justin Call > Justin's Quotes

“Because even the one you hate leaves an absence when they go.”
― Patrick Ness, Monsters of Men

“Great mischief comes from giving gifts.”
― Justin Travis Call, Master of Sorrows

“One must always have the foresight to plan for the unforeseen, if not in detail then in substance.”
― Justin Travis Call

“Ignorance breeds impatience.”
― Justin Travis Call

“Your greatest champion is you. No one will believe in you as much as you believe in yourself.”
― Justin Travis Call

“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”
― C.S. Lewis

“I love Stephen King as much as any red rum drinking American, but I resent the fact that I, the bookseller, am his bitch.”
― Caroline Kepnes, You

“The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.”
― Bob Marley

“We're living in momentous times, Garion. The events of a thousand years and more have all focused on these very days. The world, I'm told, is like that. Centuries pass when nothing happens, and then in a few short years events of such tremendous importance take place that the world is never the same again."
I think that if I had my choice, I'd prefer one of those quiet centuries," Garion said glumly.
Oh, no," Silk said, his lips drawing back in a ferretlike grin. "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, Pawn of Prophecy

“Consistency is the defense of a small mind”
― David Eddings, Seeress of Kell

“We're all entitled to a little stupidity now and then.
--Beldin”
― David Eddings, Seeress of Kell

“Is it my birthday again? Already? Where does the time go?"
"Behind us --or in front. It depends on which way you are looking.”
― David Eddings, Belgarath the Sorcerer

“Its a perfectly good face, Sparhawk."
"It covers the front of my head. What else can you expect from a face?”
― David Eddings, The Diamond Throne

“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

“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 disagree with me on most things, and I'm broad-minded enough to conceded that they might possibly not be completely idiots, but I much prefer the company of people who agree with me.
You might want to think about that.”
― David Eddings, Belgarath the Sorcerer

“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, The Shining Ones

“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, Belgarath the Sorcerer

“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, Belgarath the Sorcerer

“Nothing that's really worthwhile should be easy, Belgarion. If it's easy, we don't value it...
--Eriond”
― David Eddings, Sorceress of Darshiva

“When ignorance is bliss, there's folly in wisdom.”
― David Eddings

“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

“There are things we know for certain."
"Oh? Name one."
"The sun's going to come up tomorrow morning."
"Why?"
"It always has."
"Does that really mean that it always will?"
A faint look of consternation crossed her face. "It will, won't it?"
"Probably, but we can't be absolutely certain. 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, Pol. That's what education's all about.”
― David Eddings, Belgarath the Sorcerer

“There's a peculiar dichotomy in the nature of almost anyone who calls himself a historian. Such scholars all piously assure us that they're telling us the real truth about what really happened, but if you turn any competent historian over and look at his damp underside, you'll find a storyteller, and you can believe me when I tell you that no storyteller's ever going to tell a story without a few embellishments. Add to that the fact that we've all got assorted political and theological preconceptions that are going to color what we write, and you'll begin to realize that no history of any event is entirely reliable...”
― David Eddings, Belgarath the Sorcerer

“It's the nature of man to ask questions.
--Belgarath”
― David Eddings, Belgarath the Sorcerer

“What is it about old books that makes them smell so delicious. Like almonds...or chocolate.”
― Justin Travis Call, Master of Sorrows

“There are worse ways to die than blood loss and blackthorns.”
― Justin Travis Call, Master of Sorrows

“When danger comes, it usually comes prepared. You don't get to find your friends and pick your weapons.”
― Justin Travis Call, Master of Sorrows

“Annev screwed up his face. "Then that makes you...?"

Sodar straightened his clothes proudly. "On the sixth day of Tenthmonth, I shall be two thousand seven hundred and thirty-six. Close your mouth. You look like a shovel fish.”
― Justin Travis Call, Master of Sorrows

“His old life was literally in flames behind him. But Annev was a phoenix. He would find a way to rise from the ashes.”
― Justin Travis Call, Master of Sorrows

“It is wise to fear what we do not understand.”
― Justin Call, Master of Sorrows