Eragon cried out, and in his desperation he reached for Saphira and the Eldunarรญ... and without meaning to, he drew from their stories of energy. And with that energy he cast a spell. It was a spell without words... His was a spell of instinct and emotion; language could not contain it.
Christopher PaoliniHow noble. Oh we would fell many...-you with magic and blade, whilst my weapons would be tooth and claw-but it would be futile in the end. They are too numerous.... We cannot defeat them, only be defeated. - Saphira
Christopher PaoliniThere are decades in the making of the one man of renown; Multitudes that go unnoticed who must wreathe for him a crown.
Christopher PaoliniI'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.
Christopher Paolini