# Quote — David Eddings, The Redemption of Althalus

> “You’re forcing me to violate one of my most sacred vows.”
>
> “Oh, I’m sorry. We won’t do it that way then. We’ll just kill everybody in this part of Kweron instead. You’ll be standing waist-deep in blood, but your soul will be all nice and clean. Won’t that make you proud?”
>
> “Monstrous!”
>
> “It’s entirely up to you, Bheid. You can either be a swindler or a butcher. Take your pick.”

- 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/youre-forcing-me-to-violate

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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.”

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-eddings/the-redemption-of-althalus/sick-isnt-it-dhakan.md)

> “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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