I'm healthy as an ox. And you?" "To compare myself with a bovine would be both ridiculous and insulting, but I'm fit as ever, if that is what you are asking.

Wise? No, I simply learned to think.

Ajihad: You are an enigma, Eragon, a quandary that no one knows how to solve.

I am not who I was,' he whispered, gripping the edges of the column, 'but I know who I am.'... 'And I won't give up.

That s the problem I ve been choosing male names. You are a she! [To Saphira, while trying to choose her name.]

Saphira waved her tail, the tip whistling loudly. "I'm not asking you to. However, if we attack first, we may gain the advantage." "Have you gone crazy? They'll..." Eragon's voice trailed off as he thought about it. "They won't be able to do a thing." "Exactly," said Saphira. "We can inflict lots of damage from a safe height." "Let's drop rocks on them!

Better to see widely than to see too closely and allow some feature of place or situation to catch you unawares. Do you understand?