Christopher Paolini Quotes

You named your sword Fire? Fire? What kind of a boring name is that? You might as well name your sword 'Blazing Blade' and be done with it. Fire indeed. Humph. Wouldn't you rather have a sword called Sheepbiter or Chrysanthemum Cleaver or something else with imagination?

Heart broken-he felt a deep ache in his chest, like that of a sore muscle, and each beat of his heart pained him

In El-harím, there lived a man, a man with yellow eyes. To me, he said, "Beware the whispers, for they whisper lies. Do not wrestle with the demons of the dark, Else upon your mind they'll place a mark; Do not listen to the shadows of the deep, Else they haunt you even when you sleep.

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

A negative outlook is more of a handicap than any physical injury.

All great fighting is the same, Eragon, even as all great warriors are the same. Past a certain point, it does not matter whether you wield a sword, a claw, a tooth or a tail. It is true, you must be capable with your weapon, but anyone with the time, and the inclination can acquire technical proficiency. To achieve greatness, though, that requires artistry. That requires imagination and thoughtfulness, and it is those qualities that the best warriors share, even if, on the surface, they appear completely different.

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

The future will be what it will, and fretting about it will only make your fears more likely to come true.

If he fancied her anymore," Saphira said to both Eragon and Roran, "I'd be trying to kiss Arya myself." "Saphira!" Mortified, Eragon swatted her on the leg.

You've seen things through my eyes.

He tapped one of the ivory spikes between his legs and said, 'There be as good a way to lose your manhood as ever I've seen'.

Anger has its place, but it will not serve you here, the way of the warrior is the way of knowing. Of that knowledge requires you to use anger, then you use anger, but you cannot wrest forth knowledge by losing your temper.

Sometimes there are no answers.

They enveloped each other within the folds of their thoughts, holding each other with an intimacy no physical embrace could replicate, allowing their identities to merge once again. Their greatest comfort was a simple one: they were no longer alone. To know that you were with the one who cared for you, and who understood every fiber of your being, and who would not abandon you even in the most desperate of circumstances, that was the most precious relationship a person could have, and they both cherished it.

What have you done?' he said, his voice hollow and strained. He stepped back and put his fists to his temples. 'What have you done!' With an effort, Eragon said, 'Made you understand.

Better to die than to live in fear.

What is the worth of anything we do? The worth is in the act. Your worth halts when you surrender the will to change and experience life

Anger is poison. You must purge it from your mind or else it will corrupt your better nature.

It's overwhelming. I feel as if I am living in an illusion a dream where all things are possible. Amazing things do happen I know but always to someone else always in some far off place and time.

...life is in Fate's hands now. You made your choice to stay... it's too late to change that, so stop agonizing over it.... You're making my scales itch. Saphira, from "Eragon

When I saw Fäolin fall, I understood then that the true agony of war isn't being wounded yourself, it's having to watch those you care about being hurt.

The best remedy for what ails me is being with you here under the sun.

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

These books are my friends, my companions.

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 sea is emotion incarnate. It loves, hates, and weeps. It defies all attempts to capture it with words and rejects all shackles. No matter what you say about it, there is always that which you can't.

....avoid roasted cabbage, do not eat earwax, and look on the bright side of life!" -Angela

Let no man, in whatever rank or superiority, control your mind and tell you what to do

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

From now on, I promise I wil consult with you before I do anything you don't expect. Is that acceptable? Only if it involves weapons, magic, kings, or family members, she said. Or flowers. Or flowers, she agreed.

Characters are born from necessity.

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.

Arya.' He looked down the silvery river and then back at Arya, and he gripped the hilt of Brisingr. He was so full of emotion, he trembled. He did not want to leave, but he knew he must. 'Stay with me-' Her gaze darted up. 'I cannot.' '...stay with me until the first curve in the river.' She hesitated, then nodded.

I built two forges when I was in my teens. I was just really, really into metalworking and making stuff.

It's amazing that a man who is dead can talk to people through these pages. As long as this books survives, his ideas live.

Eragon. Is that all you say? Yes.

Moderation is a wiser policy than zealotry

He who stands like a pilar dies in battle. He who bends like a reed is triumphant!

Life is pain...anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something

Do I look dead to you?!

You cannot miss what you have never had.

One part brave, three parts fool!

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

For her, choices were simple; either there was an action she could take to improve the situation, in which case she took it, or there was not, and everything else said on the subject was so much meaningless noise.

After all, how can a mere dragon expect to tell a man like yourself what to do? In fact, everyone should stand in awe of your brilliance of finding the only dead end. - Saphira

I know what we do is right but right doesn't always mean easy.

Fight if you wish. Deny what is before you if it comforts you. But nothing you do can change your fate.

You'll enjoy it. There is much you can learn from books and scrolls," said Jeod. He gestured at the walls. "These books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life." "It sounds intriguing," admitted Eragon. "Always the scholar, aren't you?" asked Brom. Jeod shrugged. "Not anymore. I'm afraid I've degenerated into a bibliophile.