Christopher Paolini Quotes

Don't defoul the air. It ill becomes you. - Oromis

I'm afraid I've degenerated into a bibliophile.

The sands of time cannot be stopped. Years pass whether we will them or not... but we can remember. What has been lost may yet live in memories.

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

There is no more exciting sport than flying, for if you lose, you die.

Forgive me if I stare, I knew you were young, but even then I was expecting someone a little more, well, more.

It goes as it does,Argetlam.You cannot hurry perfection.

What will be will be.No one can escape fate's design.

It’s better to be sworn to an honest fool than to a lying scholar

Having no other recourse, Roran resorted to the unexpected: he stuck his head and neck out and shouted, "BAH!" just as he would if he were trying to scare someone in a dark hallway.

It s funny to see a hatchling like you beaten by the old one.

Nothing out of the ordinary ever occurs to me when I'm by myself. But you attract duels, ambushes, immortal enemies, obscure creatures such as the Ra'zac, long-lost family members, and mysterious acts of magic as if they were were starving weasels and you were a rabbit that wandered into their den.

It is a better world. A place where we ate responsible for our actions, where we can be kind to one another because we want to and becauseit is the right thing to do instead of being frightened into behaving by the threat of divine punishment.

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

A person must earn enlightenment, Eragon. It is not handed down to you by others, regardless of how revered they be.

They asked him for help rebuilding the farm, but e only shook his head with a pang of longing in his heart. I'm tracking your killers",he whispered to his uncle.-Eragon

Keep in mind that many people have died for their beliefs; it's actually quite common. The real courage is in living and suffering for what you believe.

...even the donkeys were quiet.

A good compromise leaves everyone angry.

We are about to change history, said Saphira. We’re throwing ourselves off a cliff without knowing how deep the water below is. Ah, but what a glorious flight! (Eragon to Saphira)

Though they live far from the coast, they retain a great fascination and passion for the ocean. The sound of crashing waves, the smell of salt air, it affects them deeply and has inspired many of their lovliest songs. There is one that tells of this love, if you want to hear it.

I am the victor. In the end nothing else matters.

When you can have anything you want by uttering a few words, the goal matters not, only the journey to it.

It is foolish to conjure up woe where none exists.

I've never been helpless, I just have powerful enemies

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.

Life is both pain and pleasure. If this is the price you must pay for the hours you enjoy, is it too much?

With her jaws and talons, Saphira tore through an Urgal.

They may fight with us, but they don't fight for us.

Of course you like him; everyone enjoys flattery.

The purpose of life is not to do what we want but what needs to be done.

Pain is pain. It needs no description.

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

After a pause, he asked, 'What do you think of Nasuada's plans?' 'Mmm...she's doomed! You're doomed! They're all doomed!'She cackled, doubling over, then straightened abruptly. 'notice I didn't specify what kind of doom, so no matter what happens, I predicted it. How very wise of me.' She lifted the basket again, setting it on one hip. 'I supposed I won't see you for a while, so farewell, best of luck, avoid roasted cabbage, don't eat earwax, and look on the bright side of life!' And with a cheery wink, she strolled off, leaving Eragon blinking and nonplussed.

It's better to ask forgiveness than permission. - Brom

Regardless of whether I can shift my affections to another - and the heart, as you observed, is a notoriously fickle beast - the question remains: should I?

The whole of the world could be deduced from the smallest grain of sand, if one studied it closely enough.

What a strange expression said the herbalist who would compare themselves to chopped liver in the first place? If you have to to choose an organ why not pick a gallbladder or a thymus gland instead? Much more interesting than a liver. Or what about chopped t-

Who is it who decides that one man should live and another should die? My life wasn't worth any more than his, but he's the one who's buried, while I get to enjoy at least a few more hours above the ground. Is it chance, random and cruel, or is there some purpose or pattern to all this, even if it lies beyond our ken?" -Roran

Applied properly, it [logic] can overcome any lack of wisdom, which one only gains through age and experience.

A man rarely knows the day and hour when he will die. I could be killed any moment and there's not a blasted thing I can do about it.

I love telling stories and I love writing so the fact that I can do it professionally is something that I've always been very grateful for.

Into the sky to win or die.

May your swords stay sharp -Brom

As a person i couldnt say, although i am well apuainted with tales of his atrocities. every time brom and i crossed paths with him, he was trying to kill us. or ratar, capture, torture, and then killus, none of which are productive to establishing a close relationship" _ Jeod

I believe, Eragon, that you are full of love and that you are looking for one who will reciprocate your affection. No shame exists in that.

Misfoutune always comes to those who wait. The trick is to find happiness in the breif gaps between distaters.

And the ship sailed onward, gliding serenely down the moonlit river toward the dark lands beyond.