Quotes from Christopher Paolini

A dark and lonely plain lay before him, cut by a single strip of water that flowed slow-moving into the east: a ribbon of beaten silver bright beneath the glare of a full moon.… Floating on the nameless river, a ship, tall and proud, with pure white sails raised and ready.… Ranks of warriors holding lances, and two hooded figures walking among them, as if in a stately procession. The smell of willows and cottonwoods, and a sense of passing sorrow.…

De bedrieger, de raadselmaker, de bewaarder van het evenwicht, hij met de vele gezichten die leven vindt in dedood en die geen kwaad vreest; hij die door deuren loopt.

What he wanted was both simple and complex: he wanted Galbatorix to understand ...

May the wind rise under your wings, may the sun always be at your backs, and may you catch your prey napping. And, Wolf-Eyes, I hope that when you find the one who left your paws in his traps, you do not kill him too quickly. Both

La ignorancia, el miedo y el odio: ésos son nuestros enemigos. Niégalos con todas tus fuerzas, Eragon, porque si no, fracasaremos.

Books should go where they will be most appreciated, and not sit unread, gathering dust on a forgotten shelf

There will be cases where someone's future will rest in your hands 

Saber no tiene nada que ver con ser.

No matter how careful we are, if we live long enough, eventually one of us will die. It is not a happy thought, but it is the truth. Such is the way of the world.

Well, don't act so morose. It's not as if it's your execution!" "I know." "Then smile, because if it's not your execution, you should be happy!

Several hundred feet ahead, Saphira and Thorn tussled, two giants in the night.

Pues es un exceso de imaginación lo que hace que los hombres se vuelvan cobardes, no es el miedo como muchos creen. Galbatorix

If we are to tempt fate, then let us not be cowards about it.

Strive for wisdom! Or at least a decrease in idiocy.

Eragon, sólo estás lisiado si tú mismo lo consideras así.

You cannot expect wolves to become sheep. No, but neither do the wolves have to be cruel to the sheep.

Can someone be truly good if they never have the opportunity to act badly?

I won't tell you what to believe, Eragon. It is far better to be taught to think critically and then be allowed to make your own decisions than to have someone else's notions thrust upon you.

He welcomed those limitations, for if he were perfect, what would be left for him to accomplish?

When the sun touched the earth, it spread out along the horizon like a giant yolk oozing free of its skin.

The bumblebee was so vibrant, so alive, and so beautiful, its presence renewed Eragon's will to survive. A world that contained a creature as amazing as THAT bumblebee was a world he wanted to live in.

Treat all fairly or they will seek revenge.

For he who has the audacity to determine who should live and who should die no longer serves the law but dictates the law.

The hardest lesson in life is learning to accept that there are some things we can't change." Falconi paused, his eyes hard and glittering. "Blaming yourself is perfectly normal, but it doesn't do you any good. Until you stop, unless you can stop, you'll never be able to fully recover.