If a dragon has already transferred their consciousness to their heart of hearts, then they will die a true death.

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

Haven't had your fill of interesting events?" "Never. They are the spice of life." She held up her half-finished hat. "How do you like it?" "It's nice. The blue is pretty. But what do the runes say?" "Raxacori-Oh, never mind. It wouldn't mean a thing to you anyway. Safe travels to you and Saphira, Eragon. And remember to watch out for earwigs and wild hamsters. Ferocious things, wild hamsters."

Only if you are afraid of looking foolish, and I would have looked far more foolish if I persisted with an erroneous belief.' Eragon said. Why, little one, you just said something wise!'Saphira teased.

Until we invent telepathy, books are our best choice for understanding the rest of humanity.

It is an overactive imagination that turns men into cowards, not a surfeit of fear, as many believe

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