Why?' - Nasuada 'You know why' - Murtagh

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.

Tragic tales rarely do make sense.

I went to the worst of bars hoping to get killed but all I could do was to get drunk again.

Fun is not an activity, it is a state of mind.

Thing about boats is, you can always sell them if you don't like them. Can't sell kids.

You know you're rich when you have to drive for a half hour to get to your house once you're on your property.

I'm not talking about the people. I have nothing against the people. I have nothing against the Indonesian people or the Arab people or the Muslim people. I'm talking about the ideology.

I've had that experience of not liking people very much, but having tremendous respect for them.

There needs no small degree of address to gain the reputation of benevolence without incurring the expense.

Fantasy and science fiction stories are very applicable to talking to your children about the world. They tend to talk about the big questions regarding life and the universe.

Law-abiding people need to be able to own firearms to protect themselves.