I always say, better ask forgiveness than permission.

Treat all fairly or they will seek revenge.

Mmm....she's doomed! You're doomed!! They're all doomed! Notice I didn't specify what kind of doom, so no matter what happens, I predicted it. How very WISE of me.

If I spent my time worrying about what other people would think of my work, I would be too self-conscious to write.

Better to see widely than to see too closely and allow some feature of place or situation to catch you unawares. Do you understand?

I believe, Eragon, that you are full of love and that you are looking for one who will reciprocate your affection. No shame exists in that.

A true warrior does not fight because he wishes to but because he has to. A man who yearns for war, a man who enjoys his killing, he is a brute and a monster. No matter how much glory he wins on the battlefield, that cannot erase the fact that he is no better than a rabid wolf who will turn on his friends and family as soon as his foes.