In my writing, I strive for a lyrical beauty somewhere between Tolkien at his best and Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf.

Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.

If anything happens, I'm going to pin you to my back and never let you off." I love you too." - Saphira and Eragon

The trickster, the riddler, the keeper of balance, he of the many faces who finds life in death and who fears no evil; he who walks through doors.

After all, how can a mere dragon expect to tell a man like yourself what to do? In fact, everyone should stand in awe of your brilliance of finding the only dead end. - Saphira

No hunter of the sky should end his days as prey. Better to die on the wing than pinned to the ground. [Saphira]

Death is part of who we are. It guides us. It shapes us. It drives us to madness. Can you still be human if you have no mortal end

That s the problem I ve been choosing male names. You are a she! [To Saphira, while trying to choose her name.]

Live in the present, remember the past, and fear not the future, for it doesn't exist and never shall. There is only now.

I'll fight when needed, revel when there's an occasion, mourn when there is greif and die if my time comes...But I will not let anyone use me against my will.

Into the sky to win or die.

Prayer is good but unconditional love is better.

The difference between going where you are needed and going where you are called is purely based upon diligent prayer and the leading of the Holy Spirit.

Religion is not going to come up with any new arguments.

There is a bit of acting involved when you get in front of a camera for a video. Even when you perform onstage, you're putting on a show.

If I were to limit myself to the opportunities that were presented playing only Chinese-American parts, I would be virtually without a career.

I was a spiritual kid.

Humor is the only reason to live.

A noble spirit finds a cure for injustice in forgetting it.

Death is the continuing of life ... the next part of our life. It's like walking through a door, you know? Walking through the door marked "Death": It's the beginning of a new part of our journey.

Hobbies are for wimps who don’t have the guts to follow their passion.