I cannot prove that gods do not exist. Nor can I prove that the world and everything in it was not created by an entity or entities in the distant past. But I can tell you that in the millennia we elves have studied nature, we have never witnessed an instance where the rules that govern the world have been broken. That is, we have never seen a miracle. Many events have defied our ability to explain, but we are convinced that we failed because we are still woefully ignorant about the universe and not because a deity altered the workings of nature.

The greatest enemy is one that has nothing to lose.

do not worry about these things. find peace in where and what you are ~saphira to eragon page 429

Only men would think of cutting themselves to determine who the packleader is. Idiots.

In my writing, I strive for a lyrical beauty somewhere between Tolkien at his best and Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf.

My mind is the only sanctuary that has not been stolen from me.

Fame or infamy, either one is preferable to being forgotten when you have passed from this realm.