These books are my friends, my companions.

Heart broken-he felt a deep ache in his chest, like that of a sore muscle, and each beat of his heart pained him

I have to admit, that's a remarkable bruise. You should be proud; it's quite a feat to get injured in the manner you did and in that...particular...place.

The songs of the dead are the lamentations of the living.

Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.

It is an overactive imagination that turns men into cowards, not a surfeit of fear, as many believe

Not anymore. I'm afraid I've degenerated into a bibliophile." "A what?" asked Eragon. "One who loves books," explained Jeod.