Christopher Paolini: Quotes about life

“It’s impossible to go through life unscathed. Nor should you want to.”

“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”

“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”

“Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life."

The most importnant truth in my life, if you ask me, and he got it all right”

“The worth is in the act. Your worth halts when you surrender your will to change and experience life. But options are before you; choose one and dedicate yourself to it. The deeds will give you a new hope and purpose.”

“There is much you can learn from books and scrolls. These books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.”

“Life is both pain and pleasure. If this is the price you must pay for the hours you enjoy, is it too much?”

“The purpose of life is not to do what we want but what needs to be done.”

“Avoid roasted cabbage, do not eat earwax, and look on the bright side of life!”

“Whatever you do, protect those you care for. Without them, life is more miserable than you can imagine.”

“It’s impossible to go through life unscathed. Nor should you want to. By the hurts we accumulate, we measure both our follies and our accomplishments.”

“Life is too short to fight every idiot along your way.”

“Well, I suppose I won't see you for a while. So farewell, good luck, avoid roasted cabbage, don't eat ear wax, and look on the bright side of life!”

“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.”