What is the worth of anything we do? The worth is in the act. Your worth halts when you surrender the will to change and experience life

It’s better to be sworn to an honest fool than to a lying scholar

Characters are born from necessity.

My mind is the only sanctuary that has not been stolen from me. Men have tried to breach it before, but I've learned to defend it vigorously, for I am only safe with my innermost thoughts.

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.

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

He who stands like a pilar dies in battle. He who bends like a reed is triumphant!