Quotes from Christopher Paolini

And remember to watch out for earwigs and wild hamsters. Ferocious things, wild hamsters.

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.

There are no safe paths anymore

Wards," said Oromis, "rely upon the strength of your body. If that strength is exceeded, you die. No matter how many wards you have, you will only be able to block attacks so long as your body can sustain the output of energy.

La desgracia siempre llega a los que la esperan. El truco es encontrar la felicidad en los breves periodos entre desgracias.

Tapi kau sudah melakukan apapun yang bisa kau lakukan, dan ketika kau tidak bisa melakukan apa-apa lagi kau berdamai dengan takdirmu, dan kau tidak melawannya tanpa guna. Itu adalah kebijakan, bukan kelemahan - Katrina

Pekerjaan laki-laki, atau pekerjaan perempuan, adalah pekerjaan yang harus diselesaikan - Roran

What will be will be.

Kau harus belajar [...] untuk melihat apa yang kau cari - Glaedr

No one can escape fates design.

Kalau kau tidak membuat musuh sekali-sekali, artinya kau pengecut -- atau lebih buruk lagi - Angela

Luka luka yang kita kumpulkan menandai kesalahan sekaligus keberhasilan kita

I'm not sure you would understand." The elf folded his hands in his lap. "I might not; that is true. But then, you cannot know for certain unless you try to explain.

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

Semua orang ingin makan, tapi tidak ingin dimakan

You must retain your freedom, for in it lies your true power: the ability to make choices independent of any leader or king.

Dari segala hal di dunia ini, yang tersulit adalah mengubah diri sendiri

Just remember," he said gently, "that at a certain point, your enemies may have to become your allies. Such is the nature of life.

Nothing is more dangerous than an enemy with nothing to lose, he thought. Which is what I have become.

HERE LIES BROM Who was a Dragon Rider And like a father To me. May his name live on in glory.

It's life's natural course. All will be fine; time will settle everything.

How am I supposed to know which religion is the true religion? he wondered. Just because someone follows a certain faith does not necessarily

I cannot pretend that I regard this with favor, but the purpose of life is not to do what we want but what needs to be done. This is what fate demands of us. - Oromis

When he asked Saphira about it, she said, It matters little to me, Eragon. Dragons have never believed in higher powers. Why should we when deer and other prey consider us to be a higher power? He laughed at that. Only do not ignore reality in order to comfort yourself, for once you do, you make it easy for others to deceive you.