Let no man, in whatever rank or superiority, control your mind and tell you what to do

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.

You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?

I always have many roads to travel, but I take the one which leads to you.

Leaders step up, even when they feel like hiding. And they do so because they care.

I got involved in Gateway National Park and just became fascinated with gardens.

I'm not the distraction in the room.' 'Oh? And what might be?' -Nora & Patch (PG 242)

I'd like to win a Booker Prize for writing. A Nobel Peace Prize for my work in peace... and I think that'll probably do.

Compassion is something really worthwhile. It is not just a religious or spiritual subject, not a matter of ideology. It is not a luxury, it is a necessity.

You would never catch me in a miniskirt.

Introversion, at least if extreme, is a sign of mental and spiritual immaturity.

I kind of understand now why people freak out when they see celebrities that they love, because that's how I feel about every single Muppet.