Quotes from book

Eldest

“Applied properly, it [logic] can overcome any lack of wisdom, which one only gains through age and experience.”

“No-one can function properly without occasional peace and quiet.”

“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!”

“So tell me, is it true that men have ten toes, as is said?”

“It’s better to be sworn to an honest fool than to a lying scholar”

“The poison dart hidden in the raisin tart….”

“Even the donkeys were quiet.”

“If any honor existed in war, it was in fighting to protect others from harm”

“Whatever you make, base it upon that which is most important to you. Only then will it have depth and meaning, and only then will it resonate with others.”

“It is a better world. A place where we ate responsible for our actions, where we can be kind to one another because we want to and becauseit is the right thing to do instead of being frightened into behaving by the threat of divine punishment.”

“He tapped one of the ivory spikes between his legs and said, 'There be as good a way to lose your manhood as ever I've seen'.”

“A negative outlook is more of a handicap than any physical injury.”

“Magic is the art of thinking, not strength or language.”

“Talking with her is always…'suggested Saphira.
'Exactly.”

“It is better to be taught to think critically than to be told on what to believe.”

“A good compromise leaves everyone angry.”

“When you can have anything you want by uttering a few words, the goal matters not, only the journey to it.”

“We are about to change history, said Saphira.
We’re throwing ourselves off a cliff without knowing how deep the water below is.
Ah, but what a glorious flight!
(Eragon to Saphira)”

“How terrible," said Eragon, "to die alone, separate even from the one who is closest to you."”