He is a man who kicks at cats, said Solembum, as if that summed up Tenga’s entire character.

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.

Fail big. Fail better.Try again. Without looking for a shelter.

To accept the lively, the messy, and the unexpected things in our days, knowing that God sees them and has an eternal perspective, is to say with confidence I receive your timing.

To be truly free it takes more determination courage introspection and restraint than to be in shackles.

"That of the person who sees other human beings as sinners," said the Master.

The thing that I am most passionate about would be acting.

The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next 500 years.

Comedy has to do with holding and releasing tension; it's very technical. It's more technical than drama.

True fortitude is seen in great exploits That justice warrants, and that wisdom guides; And all else is tow'ring phrenzy and distraction.

If we don't do something to simplify the tax system, we're going to end up with a national police force of internal revenue agents.

The less you know, the more I comprehend. You don't have to drag me down, I descend.