Show respect for those in power, but do not follow them blindly.

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.

...talent is evenly distributed. You never know how many talented people are out there until you invite and inspire them to be creative.

Think about how backstory fits the tale you're trying to tell... p.195

when a gourd is hollowed out it becomes empty and is of great use to the world because of its emptiness.

In its amplest meaning History includes every trace and vestige of everything that man has done or thought since first he appeared on the earth.

An episode that is near and dear to my heart is the entire cast in one room for the night because we get bed bugs in our apartment building so we have to stay with Martin Short.

I've learnt to accept what has happened to my voice, I suppose, but I do wish it didn't sound quite so rough.

I've been good at product entrepreneuring.

If you ever go to talk to an editor you don't want to be able to turn down a job because you can't do what is necessary.

And otherwise normal men become monsters, too.

The act of envisioning is mainly useful as a means for identifying what matters most to you now.