And the ship sailed onward, gliding serenely down the moonlit river toward the dark lands beyond.

From now on you're going to have to think. There's a reason why we're born with brains in our heads, not rocks.

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

It's better to ask forgiveness than permission. - Brom

Atra esterni' ono thelduin Mor' rana li'fa unin hjarta onr Un du evari'nya ono varda (May good fortune rule over you peace live in your heart may the stars watch over you)

But ask yourself this Eragon: If gods exist, have they been good custodians of alagaesia? Death, sickness, poverty, tyranny and countless other miseries stalk the land. If this is the handiwork of divine beings, then they are to be rebelled against and overthrown, not given obeisance, obedience, and reverance.

I am not who I was, but I know who I am.