Only men would think of cutting themselves to determine who the packleader is. Idiots.

Are not all religions strange to those who stand outside of them?

Sword, I name thee Brisingr! And with a sound of rushing wind the blade burst into flame, an envelope of sapphire-blue fire writhing about the razor-sharp steel.

It's overwhelming. I feel as if I am living in an illusion a dream where all things are possible. Amazing things do happen I know but always to someone else always in some far off place and time.

I built two forges when I was in my teens. I was just really, really into metalworking and making stuff.

It is better to be taught to think critically than to be told on what to believe.

I am not who I was,' he whispered, gripping the edges of the column, 'but I know who I am.'... 'And I won't give up.