Christopher Paolini Quotes

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

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

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.

Eragon looked back at him, confused. "I don't understand." "Of course you don't," said Brom impatiently. "That's why I'm teaching you and not the other way around.

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

Without fear there cannot be courage.

Misfoutune always comes to those who wait. The trick is to find happiness in the breif gaps between distaters.

Ajihad: You are an enigma, Eragon, a quandary that no one knows how to solve.

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

What will happen will happen and I won't waste my time worrying.

A man rarely knows the day and hour when he will die. I could be killed any moment and there's not a blasted thing I can do about it.

Congratulations, you've just been promoted!

The monsters of the mind are far worse than those that actually exist.

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)

The trick is to find happiness in the brief gaps between disasters.

Ah, pay no heed if your enemies laugh. They'll not be able to once you lop off their heads.

My heart died a while back. [Eragon]

People have an annoying habit of remembering things they shouldn't.

To while away the day contemplating evils that might have been is to poison the happiness we already have.

Forgive me if I stare, I knew you were young, but even then I was expecting someone a little more, well, more.

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

Find peace in where and what you are.

Those whom we most love are often the most alien to us.

A person must earn enlightenment, Eragon. It is not handed down to you by others, regardless of how revered they be.

Wise? No, I simply learned to think.

The sands of time cannot be stopped. Years pass whether we will them or not... but we can remember. What has been lost may yet live in memories.

If you wish to be happy,Eragon, Think not of what is to come nor of that which you have no control over but rather of the now and that which you are able to change" ~Oromis to eragon ,Brisingr~618

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)

....avoid roasted cabbage, do not eat earwax, and look on the bright side of life!" -Angela

My mind is the only sanctuary that has not been stolen from me. Men have tried to breach it before, but I've learned to defend it vigorously, for I am only safe with my innermost thoughts.

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

Because you can't argue with all the fools in the world. It's easier to let them have their way, then trick them when they're not paying attention.

I'm healthy as an ox. And you?" "To compare myself with a bovine would be both ridiculous and insulting, but I'm fit as ever, if that is what you are asking.

It got so that when he closed his eyes, letters and words danced in his mind. He thought of little else during that time.

Atra esterni' ono thelduin Mor' rana li'fa unin hjarta onr Un du evari'nya ono varda (May good fortune rule over you peace live in your heart may the stars watch over you)

The whole of the world could be deduced from the smallest grain of sand, if one studied it closely enough.

You shouldn't let him hit you so much" observed saphira "Yes I realize that'" he growled. "Do you want me to knock him over for you?" "No...not today.

You must be willing to protect yourself and what you cherish, no matter what the cost.

Show respect for those in power, but do not follow them blindly.

I'm afraid I've degenerated into a bibliophile.

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.

My mind is the only sanctuary that has not been stolen from me.

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.