It is better to be taught to think critically than to be told on what to believe.

She lowered her head until it was at his level. He stroked the line of her jaw, and then pressed his forehead against her hard snout and held her as tightly as he could, her scales sharp against his fingers. Hot tears began to slide down his cheeks. 'Why do you cry?' she asked. 'Because... I'm lucky enough to be bonded with you.' 'Little one.

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.

The trick is to find happiness in the brief gaps between disasters.

Characters are born from necessity.

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

No-one can function properly without occasional peace and quiet.