Engaged in a fiery dance, their bodies were linked and seperated by the flashing blades. At times they nearly touched, taut skin only a hair's breadth away, but then momentum would whirl them apart, and they would withdraw for a second, only to join again. Their sinuous forms wove together like twisting ropes of windblown smoke.
Christopher PaoliniNot anymore. I'm afraid I've degenerated into a bibliophile." "A what?" asked Eragon. "One who loves books," explained Jeod.
Christopher PaoliniHe who stands like a pilar dies in battle. He who bends like a reed is triumphant!
Christopher PaoliniIt is better to be taught to think critically than to be told on what to believe.
Christopher Paolini