Elminster in Myth Drannor Quotes

“Amaranthae turned her head to look at the old mage, white to the lips. “Do you elders know everything?”
“Enough to keep ourselves entertained,” the Srinshee said dryly, and Uldreiyn Starym nodded.
“ ‘Tis a common mistake of the young and vigorous,” he calmly told the tabletop, “to believe their elders have forgotten to see, or think, or remember things— when what we’ve really forgotten to do is scare younglings into respecting us, thoroughly and often.”
― Ed Greenwood, Elminster in Myth Drannor