Those whom we most love are often the most alien to us.

Do not dwell on what once was, but rather look forward and ponder how you can make the future brighter

Personally, I had a great education. My mum was a trained teacher, a Montessori teacher, and I know that I could not have written 'Eragon' if I had gone into a public school system because I would have just been too busy attending classes and doing homework - I wouldn't have had the time to write.

You've seen things through my eyes.

Let no man, in whatever rank or superiority, control your mind and tell you what to do

A man rarely knows the day and hour when he will die. I could be killed any moment and there's not a blasted thing I can do about it.

Why?' - Nasuada 'You know why' - Murtagh