Christopher Quotes

When I saw Fäolin fall, I understood then that the true agony of war isn't being wounded yourself, it's having to watch those you care about being hurt.

Then, as they stood there, struggling back and forth without avail, Eragon said in a low fierce voice, "I...see...you." A bright spark appeared in Arya's eyes, then vanished just as quickly.

Better to die than to live in fear.

What will be will be.No one can escape fate's design.

Wind howled throught the night, carrying the scent that would change the world.

...even the donkeys were quiet.

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

It is better to ask for an apology than to ask for permission.

For my love, I will wade through an ocean of blood, even if it destroys me

There are decades in the making of the one man of renown; Multitudes that go unnoticed who must wreathe for him a crown.

Really! Between you and Eragon, I seem to spend most of my time among the Varden healing people to silly to realize they need to avoid getting chopped into tiny little pieces

It never struck me as interesting that I didn't go to school - we had our own little world. I always thought of kids who were going to regular school as if they're the others, the separate ones.

I refuse to repent, and I won't plague myself over what is done and past

You must learn to see, what you are looking at

These books are my friends, my companions.

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

Better to see widely than to see too closely and allow some feature of place or situation to catch you unawares. Do you understand?

There is no more exciting sport than flying, for if you lose, you die.

Why?' - Nasuada 'You know why' - Murtagh

Fight if you wish. Deny what is before you if it comforts you. But nothing you do can change your fate.

If I spent my time worrying about what other people would think of my work, I would be too self-conscious to write.

And the ship sailed onward, gliding serenely down the moonlit river toward the dark lands beyond.

It was as if his point of view had, within seconds, gone from that of an ant to that of an eagle. For the sky was hollow, and the world was round.

I am the victor. In the end nothing else matters.

Leave the dead to the Earth. They are not for us. - Valdr

He who stands like a pilar dies in battle. He who bends like a reed is triumphant!

Kvetha, Shur'tugal Greetings, Dragon Rider

Some troubles no one else should have to endure,especially not those you love.

I own a book,' he thought, delighted (Paolini 291).

If a dragon has already transferred their consciousness to their heart of hearts, then they will die a true death.

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

Eragon. Is that all you say? Yes.

Sometimes there are no answers.

I am not who I was,' he whispered, gripping the edges of the column, 'but I know who I am.'... 'And I won't give up.

It is an overactive imagination that turns men into cowards, not a surfeit of fear, as many believe

Change itself is neither good nor bad, but knowledge is always useful.

Are not all religions strange to those who stand outside of them?

I've never been helpless, I just have powerful enemies

Never ask an elf for help; they might decide your better off dead, eh?" (Orik) (Eldest) (Page 207)

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

It goes as it does,Argetlam.You cannot hurry perfection.

Your troubles will always bve my troubles,so long as were married.

Do I look dead to you?!

A good compromise leaves everyone angry.

Heart broken-he felt a deep ache in his chest, like that of a sore muscle, and each beat of his heart pained him

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.

They have not the heart for this battle. So think of your families, think of your homes, and remember it is they you are fighting for.

Regardless of whether I can shift my affections to another - and the heart, as you observed, is a notoriously fickle beast - the question remains: should I?

m doing my best" "no,this isn't your best. We shall recognize your best when it appears

The best remedy for what ails me is being with you here under the sun.