You cannot learn what you are made of if you rely on anyone or anything else to help you.

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.

Abiding in the vine leads to fruit bearing.

Excellence is not an event but a habit.

But it is hazardous and, I believe, counterproductive to become frozen in time by an obsession with past wrongs and errors.

People care about what newspapers tell them to care about.

The idea of going on a spiritual journey is really part of the DNA of India itself.

You say you're sick and tired of hearing about me? I've got news for you: I'M sick and tired of hearing about me.

Many a man who is willing to be shot for his belief in a miracle would have doubted, had he been present at the miracle itself.

Safety isn't expensive, its priceless.

Bilingualism opens doors and provides opportunity to our children so they can shine and become successful in a labor market that is increasingly competitive and globalized.

Might is a fine thing, and useful for many purposes; for "one goes further with a handful of might than with a bagful of right."