They asked him for help rebuilding the farm, but e only shook his head with a pang of longing in his heart. I'm tracking your killers",he whispered to his uncle.-Eragon

Let no man, in whatever rank or superiority, control your mind and tell you what to do

I didn't think I would ever meet a noble who wasn't corrupt. Now that I have, I find that I prefer them when they're greedy bastards. (Brom to Eragon)

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

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

My heart died a while back. [Eragon]

He inclined his head ever so slightly, displaying with his bearing the supreme confidence, even arrogance, that is the sole providence of cats, dragons, and certain highborn women.