# Quote — David Eddings, The Redemption of Althalus

> “What did you do to Andine to bring her around? She didn’t really want to sell Eliar to me.”
>
> I persuaded her to love me more than she hated him.“I thought you couldn’t do that sort of thing out here.”
>
> I didn’t create her love, pet. All I did was encourage it. Andine’s very young and very passionate. She loves—and hates—with her blood and bones, and she loves even more intensely than she hates. All I had to do to unleash her love was to be adorable. I’m an expert at that, if you’ll recall.“I still think you’re cheating, Em.”
>
> No, not really. Andine’s very pretty, and she smells nice. She’s soft and warm, and that voice of hers throbs like a bell. She’s very easy to love, and she responds to love with love of her own. I didn’t cheat her, Althalus. I did love her—and I still do.“I thought you were supposed to love only me.”
>
> What a ridiculous idea. Just because I love her, it doesn’t mean that I love you less. My love is boundless, you know.

- Author: [David Eddings](https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-eddings.md)
- Book: [The Redemption of Althalus](https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-eddings/the-redemption-of-althalus.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-eddings/the-redemption-of-althalus/what-did-you

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> “Sick, isn’t it?” Dhakan replied. “Our glorious, but slightly warped, leader hasn’t let him out of her sight since the day he was captured.”

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> “Surely you don’t agree with that apostate!”
>
> “I was talking about his skill, not his message, Aleikon ... He’s good. There’s no question about that.”

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> “I’m pretty good at that. There were a lot of things I did when I was just a boy that I didn’t tell her about. I didn’t come right out and lie to her, of course. A boy should never lie to his mother, but now and then things sort of slipped my mind. You know how that can happen.”
>
> “Oh, yes.” Althalus laughed. “Things have been slipping my mind for as long as I can remember.”

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