A hatchling, that is what you are. A hatchling struggling into the world. I may be younger than you in years, but I am ancient in my thoughts. Do not worry about these things. Find peace in where and what you are. People often know what must be done. All you need to do is show them the way — that is wisdom.

For my love, I will wade through an ocean of blood, even if it destroys me

I warn you, Eragon, beware of whom you fall in love with, for fate seems to have a morbid interest in our family.

Of the affairs of love ... my only advice is to be honest. That's your most powerful tool to unlock a heart or gain forgiveness.

Life is too short to fight every idiot along your way.

Keep in mind, Eragon, that no one thinks himself a villain, and few make decisions they think are wrong. A person may dislike his choice, but he will stand by it because, even in the worst circumstances, he believes that it was the best option available to him at the time.

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