The name, his true name, was weaker and more flawed than he would have liked, and he hated himself for that, but there was also much to admire within it, and the more he thought about it, the more he was able to accept the true nature of his self. He was not the best person in the world, but neither was he the worst.
Christopher PaoliniThere is a proper way to greet the sentinels in Ceris, certain patterns and forms that you must observe when presented to Queen Islanzadรญ, and a hundred different manners in which to greet those around you, if itโs not better to just remain quiet.โ โWith all your customs,โ Eragon risked saying, โit seems as though youโve only made it easier to offend people.โ A smile flickered across her lips. โPerhaps.
Christopher Paolini...even the smallest of the starlings' concerns grew in importance until it seemed equal to the worries of kings.
Christopher PaoliniIn El-harรญm, there lived a man, a man with yellow eyes. To me, he said, "Beware the whispers, for they whisper lies. Do not wrestle with the demons of the dark, Else upon your mind they'll place a mark; Do not listen to the shadows of the deep, Else they haunt you even when you sleep.
Christopher Paolini