As he was about to leave, she said, "Murtagh." He paused and turned to regard her. She hesitated for a moment, then mustered her courage and said, "Why?" She though he understood her meaning: Why her? Why save her, and now why try to rescue her? She had guessed at the answer, but she wanted to hear him say it. He stared at her for the longest while, and then, in a low, hard voice, he said, "You know why.
Christopher PaoliniAre you willing to die for what you believe in? The real courage is in living and suffering for what you believe.
Christopher PaoliniIn El-harรญm, there lived a man, a man with yellow eyes. To me, he said, "Beware the whispers, for they whisper lies. Do not wrestle with the demons of the dark, Else upon your mind they'll place a mark; Do not listen to the shadows of the deep, Else they haunt you even when you sleep.
Christopher PaoliniApplied properly, it [logic] can overcome any lack of wisdom, which one only gains through age and experience.
Christopher PaoliniNo hunter of the sky should end his days as prey. Better to die on the wing than pinned to the ground. [Saphira]
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