...even the smallest of the starlings' concerns grew in importance until it seemed equal to the worries of kings.

May your swords stay sharp -Brom

Only if you are afraid of looking foolish, and I would have looked far more foolish if I persisted with an erroneous belief.' Eragon said. Why, little one, you just said something wise!'Saphira teased.

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

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

But ask yourself this Eragon: If gods exist, have they been good custodians of alagaesia? Death, sickness, poverty, tyranny and countless other miseries stalk the land. If this is the handiwork of divine beings, then they are to be rebelled against and overthrown, not given obeisance, obedience, and reverance.

It's better to ask forgiveness than permission. - Brom