Will You Never Grow Up?" "i Doubt

Don't Wrench Your Shoulder Out Of Its Socket Trying To Pat Yourself On The Back," Beldin Said Sourly.

Behold The Drojim Palace," King Urgit Said Extravagantly To Sadi, "the Hereditary Home Of The House Of Urga." "a Most Unusual Structure, You Majesty," Sadi Murmured. "that's A Diplomatic Way To Put It." Urgit Looked Critically At His Palace. "it's Gaudy, Ugly, And In Terribly Bad Taste. It Does, However, Suit My Personality Almost Perfectly.

I Thought You Said You Were The One In Charge!" Ce'nedra Exclaimed. I Lied." Silk Said. "it's A Vice I Have.

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 Outraged At The Thought, And Then He Suddenly Laughed. "somehow That Restores My Faith In The Order Of The Universe," He Declared. Wolf Looked Pained. "silk," He Said Pointedly, "you're A Very Evil Man. Did You Know That?" "one Does One's Best," Silk Replied Mockingly.

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.