People have an annoying habit of remembering things they shouldn't.

The future will be what it will, and fretting about it will only make your fears more likely to come true.

The trick is to find happiness in the brief gaps between disasters.

The name, his true name, was weaker and more flawed than he would have liked, and he hated himself for that, but there was also much to admire within it, and the more he thought about it, the more he was able to accept the true nature of his self. He was not the best person in the world, but neither was he the worst.

You'll enjoy it. There is much you can learn from books and scrolls," said Jeod. He gestured at the walls. "These books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life." "It sounds intriguing," admitted Eragon. "Always the scholar, aren't you?" asked Brom. Jeod shrugged. "Not anymore. I'm afraid I've degenerated into a bibliophile.

Misfoutune always comes to those who wait. The trick is to find happiness in the breif gaps between distaters.

Pain is pain. It needs no description.