The debate raged on for so long, at last Saphira had interrupted with a roar that shook the walls of the command tent. Then she said, I am sore and tired, and Eragon is doing a poor job of explaining himself. We have better things to do than stand around yammering like jackdaws, no? ... Good now listen to me. It was reflected Eragon, hard to argue with a dragon.

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

My mind is the only sanctuary that has not been stolen from me. Men have tried to breach it before, but I've learned to defend it vigorously, for I am only safe with my innermost thoughts.

Better to see widely than to see too closely and allow some feature of place or situation to catch you unawares. Do you understand?

Change itself is neither good nor bad, but knowledge is always useful.

It got so that when he closed his eyes, letters and words danced in his mind. He thought of little else during that time.

Do not dwell on what once was, but rather look forward and ponder how you can make the future brighter