Then, as they stood there, struggling back and forth without avail, Eragon said in a low fierce voice, "I...see...you." A bright spark appeared in Arya's eyes, then vanished just as quickly.

To know who you are without any delusions or sympathy is a moment of revelation that no one experiences unscathed.

I took a bunch of pictures. You can see 'em on my MySpace page, along with my favorite songs and movies and things that other people have created but that I use to express my individualism.

Live in the present, remember the past, and fear not the future, for it doesn't exist and never shall. There is only now.

You named your sword Fire? Fire? What kind of a boring name is that? You might as well name your sword 'Blazing Blade' and be done with it. Fire indeed. Humph. Wouldn't you rather have a sword called Sheepbiter or Chrysanthemum Cleaver or something else with imagination?

The whole of the world could be deduced from the smallest grain of sand, if one studied it closely enough.

These books are my friends, my companions.