It got so that when he closed his eyes, letters and words danced in his mind. He thought of little else during that time.
Christopher PaoliniTo know who you are without any delusions or sympathy is a moment of revelation that no one experiences unscathed.
Christopher PaoliniAlways it is thus with my new students, and especially with the human ones; the mind is the last muscle they train or use, and the one that they regard the least. Ask them about swordplay and they can list every blow from a duel a month old, but ask them to solve a problem or make a coherent statement and... well, I would be lucky to get more than a blank stare in return.
Christopher Paolini