He tapped one of the ivory spikes between his legs and said, 'There be as good a way to lose your manhood as ever I've seen'.

A person must earn enlightenment, Eragon. It is not handed down to you by others, regardless of how revered they be.

I own a book,' he thought, delighted (Paolini 291).

Basically, I would be happy with any profession where I got to be creative and make things.

Without fear there cannot be courage.

Life is pain...anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something

Fight if you wish. Deny what is before you if it comforts you. But nothing you do can change your fate.