Christopher Paolini, Brisingr Quotes
A person must earn enlightenment, Eragon. It is not handed down to you by others, regardless of how revered they be.
I'm healthy as an ox. And you?" "To compare myself with a bovine would be both ridiculous and insulting, but I'm fit as ever, if that is what you are asking.
You would be amazed how many magicians have died after being bitten by mad rabbits. It's far more common than you might think. -Angela the Herbalist
Only men would think of cutting themselves to determine who the packleader is. Idiots.
As far as I am concerned, philosophic questioning is just as likely to make you confused and depressed as it is to improve your condition.
I cannot pretend that I regard this with favor, but the purpose of life is not to do what we want but what needs to be done. This is what fate demands of us. - Oromis
If you wish to be happy, Eragon, Think not of what is to come nor of that which you have no control over but rather of the now and that which you are able to change
Death is part of who we are. It guidesus. It shapes us. It drives us to madness. Can you still be human if you have no mortal end
Come, kiss me sweet, and then let us return to bed, for I am tired, and I would sleep.
Everyone dies alone, Eragon. Whether you are a king on a battlefield or a lowly peasant lying in bed among your family, no one can accompany you into the void.
No matter how careful we are, if we live long enough, eventually one of us will die. It is not a happy thought, but it is the truth. Such is the way of the world.
He is a man who kicks at cats, said Solembum, as if that summed up Tenga’s entire character.
Book should go where they will be most appreciated, and not sit unread, gathering dust on a forgotten shelf, don't you agree?
No, he said, we are not alone. I have you, and you have me. And there is Arya and Nasuada and Orik, and many others besides who will help us along our way.