Life is too short to fight every idiot along your way.

...even the smallest of the starlings' concerns grew in importance until it seemed equal to the worries of kings.

Sometimes there are no answers.

Wise? No, I simply learned to think.

My mind is the only sanctuary that has not been stolen from me.

Having no other recourse, Roran resorted to the unexpected: he stuck his head and neck out and shouted, "BAH!" just as he would if he were trying to scare someone in a dark hallway.

We are about to change history, said Saphira. We’re throwing ourselves off a cliff without knowing how deep the water below is. Ah, but what a glorious flight! (Eragon to Saphira)