Christopher Paolini Quotes
Never ask an elf for help; they might decide your better off dead, eh?" (Orik) (Eldest) (Page 207)
To have a child is the greatest honor and responsibility that can be bestowed upon any living being. - Arya
Heart broken-he felt a deep ache in his chest, like that of a sore muscle, and each beat of his heart pained him
From now on you're going to have to think. There's a reason why we're born with brains in our heads, not rocks.
They have not the heart for this battle. So think of your families, think of your homes, and remember it is they you are fighting for.
Regardless of whether I can shift my affections to another - and the heart, as you observed, is a notoriously fickle beast - the question remains: should I?
m doing my best" "no,this isn't your best. We shall recognize your best when it appears
Are you willing to die for what you believe in? The real courage is in living and suffering for what you believe.
To know who you are without any delusions or sympathy is a moment of revelation that no one experiences unscathed.
I built two forges when I was in my teens. I was just really, really into metalworking and making stuff.
I love telling stories and I love writing so the fact that I can do it professionally is something that I've always been very grateful for.
I have 20 or 30 books completely plotted out in my mind - mysteries, thrillers, horror, romance, science fiction. You name it.
Basically, I would be happy with any profession where I got to be creative and make things.
Anger is poison. You must purge it from your mind or else it will corrupt your better nature.
They asked him for help rebuilding the farm, but e only shook his head with a pang of longing in his heart. I'm tracking your killers",he whispered to his uncle.-Eragon
Having no other recourse, Roran resorted to the unexpected: he stuck his head and neck out and shouted, "BAH!" just as he would if he were trying to scare someone in a dark hallway.
I have to admit, that's a remarkable bruise. You should be proud; it's quite a feat to get injured in the manner you did and in that...particular...place.
He tapped one of the ivory spikes between his legs and said, 'There be as good a way to lose your manhood as ever I've seen'.
Eragon looked back at him, confused. "I don't understand.""Of course you don't, " said Brom impatiently. "That's why I'm teaching you and not the other way around.
If you don't make a few ememies now and then, you're a coward-or worse. Besides, it as worth it to see his reaction. Oh, he was angry!- Angela to Eragon
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
Ignorance, fear, hate: these are our enemies. Deny them with all your might. -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
How terrible, " said Eragon, "to die alone, separate even from the one who is closest to you."
Death, he had come to believe, was a corrosive thing, and the more he was around it, the more it gnawed away at who he was.
(...)best of luck, avoid roasted cabbage, don't eat earwax, and look on the bright side of life!
There is much you can learn from books and scrolls. These books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.
