Christopher Paolini: Trending quotes

“Do not dwell on what once was, but rather look forward and ponder how you can make the future brighter”

“The sea is emotion incarnate. It loves, hates, and weeps. It defies all attempts to capture it with words and rejects all shackles. No matter what you say about it, there is always that which you can't.”

“It's amazing that a man who is dead can talk to people through these pages. As long as this books survives, his ideas live.”

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

“Mmm…. she's doomed! You're doomed!! They're all doomed! Notice I didn't specify what kind of doom, so no matter what happens, I predicted it. How very WISE of me.”

“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”

“One part brave, three parts fool!”

“Into the sky to win or die.”

“Respect the past; you never know how it may affect you.”

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

“Life is in Fate's hands now. You made your choice to stay… it's too late to change that, so stop agonizing over it…. You're making my scales itch.

Saphira, from "Eragon”

“I believe, Eragon, that you are full of love and that you are looking for one who will reciprocate your affection. No shame exists in that.”

“To have a child is the greatest honor and responsibility that can be bestowed upon any living being.”

“From now on you're going to have to think. There's a reason why we're born with brains in our heads, not rocks.”

“I didn't think I would ever meet a noble who wasn't corrupt. Now that I have, I find that I prefer them when they're greedy bastards. (Brom to Eragon)”

“My heart died a while back. [Eragon]”

“Life is pain… anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something”

“What is the worth of anything we do? The worth is in the act. Your worth halts when you surrender the will to change and experience life”

“do not worry about these things. find peace in where and what you are ~saphira to eragon page 429”