Quotes from Christopher Paolini

Hagas lo que hagas, básalo en lo que sea más importante para ti. Sólo entonces tendrá profundidad y significado, y hallará eco en los demás.

A man rarely knows the day and hour when he will die. I could be killed at any moment, and there's not a blasted thing I can do about it. What will happen will happen, and I won't waste the time I have aboveground worrying. Misfortune always comes to those who wait. The trick is to find happiness in the brief gaps between disasters.

No es la flor más perfecta y adorable? —preguntó Arya. Eragon la miró, con una exquisita conciencia de lo cerca que estaban en aquel momento, y dijo: —Sí... Lo es. —Sin dar tiempo a que lo abandonara el coraje, añadió—: Como tú.

The worth is in the act. Your worth halts when you surrender the will to change and experience life. But options are before you; choose one and dedicate yourself to it. The deeds will give you new hope and purpose. But what can I do? The only true guide is your heart. Nothing less than its supreme desire can help you.

Books are mirrors, You only see in them what you already have inside you -Christopher Paolini

Es una tontería afligirse sin motivos.

All we can do is strive to accept our fate with grace, whatever it might be.

Eres, o te llamas Eragon? -Las dos.

Now, can we please abandon such weighty conversation? I have become thoroughly exhausted with thoughts of fate, destiny, justice, and other, equally gloomy topics over the past few days. As far as I am concerned, philosophic questioning is just as likely to make you confused and depressed as it is to improve your condition.

We will carry your message. May your swords stay sharp, said Brom. And yours.

La gente ha la fastidiosa abitudine di ricordarsi le cose che non dovrebbe

How much reality did the contents of one's mind actually possess?

It was a frantic, ugly dance, but a dance all the same, and despite its ugliness, filled with moments of grace and daring.

Lebe in der Gegenwart und hab keine Angst vor der Zukunft, denn sie existiert nicht und wird es auch nie tun. Es gibt nur das Jetzt.

O que tiver de acontecer, acontece, e não vou perder tempo de vida a preocupar-me com isso. A infelicidade vai sempre ao encontro de quem a espera. O truque é encontrar felicidade nos breves intervalos entre os desastres.

After a moment, she felt Tornac pull her sleeve back down, and he said, That... is a very impressive scar. You should be proud of it. Confused, she looked back at him. Why? It's ugly, and I hate it. A faint smile played around the corners of his lips. Because a scar means you survived. It means you're tough and hard to kill. It means you lived. A scar is something to admire.

Nunca peques de exceso de confianza, Eragon. Nunca te vuelvas arrogante, porque en ese momento te descuidarás y tus enemigos se aprovecharán de tu debilidad.

Los logros de los hijos son una muestra de la educación que recibieron de sus padres.

If I had scales, this place would make them itch , he said to Saphira. A small puff of smoke rose from her nostrils as she snorted with amusement.

Now there is a fitting sword for a Rider and dragon! said Saphira in a delighted tone. It breathes fire as easily as I do.

El valor está precisamente en hacerlo, pero el valor desaparece cuando uno abandona la voluntad de cambiar y de vivir la vida. Las alternativas están delante de ti: elige una y dedícate a ella. Las acciones te darán nuevas esperanzas y un sentido a tu vida.

His knees grew weak, and he sat on Saphira's right paw. She lowered her head and nuzzled his shoulder, and he leaned his head against her. We did it , she said in a quiet tone. We did it , he said, hardly able to believe the words.

I contain more than my share of years. The memories of hundreds are mine. Life piled upon life: Loves, hates, battles, victories, defeats, lessons learned, mistakes made--all lies within my mind, whispering their wisdom into my ears.

mind, Eragon, that no one thinks of himself as a villain, and few make decisions they think are wrong.