Quotes from Christopher Paolini

Here, bite down on this," he said in a low voice. "It will keep you from hurting yourself." Grateful, Roran opened his mouth and allowed Jörmundur to fit the dowel between his teeth. The tanned leather tasted bitter, like green acorns.

The cycle repeated itself at inconsistent intervals, creating invisible eddies that brushed against him like fountains of roiling water.

Saphira era un bálsamo para la frustración de Eragon porque con ella podía hablar libremente.

Il loro più grande conforto era semplice: non erano più soli. Sapere di avere qualcuno che ti vuole bene, che capisce ogni fibra del tuo essere e che non ti abbandonerà mai, nemmeno nella più disperata delle circostanze, dovrebbe rappresentare l'essenza di ogni vero legame, ed Eragon e Saphira godevano di quel privilegio.

To help you fill in the details of the world you are creating, imagine that your characters inhabit a real world. Daydream what it would be like to be there. What would your characters eat, what would they talk about, where would they get their supplies, etc. Keep asking the question, "What happens next?" Show your characters actions and write down their thoughts

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

He was rarely happy throughout his life but he was a good Rider and a good man.

Preocúpate por lo que sí puedes cambiar, y deja que el resto se resuelva por sí solo

If only everyone could see what we have seen, perhaps there would be less fighting in the world. You cannot expect wolves to become sheep. No, but neither do the wolves have to be cruel to the sheep.

Life is both pain and pleasure.

It's not easy is it?-Kira Why should it be? Nature has no regard for those who squirm and crawl within its tainted depths. The storm that batters, batters all. None are spared. Not you, not I, not the stars in the sky. We bind our cloaks and bend our heads and focus on our lives. But the storm, it never breaks, never fades.- Gregorovich

Gone. Gone! GONE! Blackness. Emptiness.

I like to be wherever interesting things are happening. It's a terribly bad habit of mine.

Death is part of who we are. It guides us. It shapes us. It drives us to madness. Can you still be human if you have no mortal end?

Cuento!- rugió Brom con un destello de enfado en la mirada-. Si es un cuento, entonces los rumores sobre mi muerte son ciertos y... ¡estás hablando con un fantasma! Respeta el pasado porque nunca se sabe cómo puede afectarte.

Deshazte de tus preocupaciones y concéntrate solo en la tarea que tienes delante. El futuro será el que tenga que ser, y preocupándote por él solo aumentarás la probabilidad de que tus miedos se hagan realidad.

Cuando realmente pones a prueba tu autocontrol es cuando tienes que mantener la calma en una situación complicada. No puedes permitir que la ira o la frustración nublen tus pensamientos.

El futuro será el que tenga que ser, y preocupándote por él solo aumentarás la probabilidad de que tus miedos se hagan realidad.

Eragon, you are only a cripple if you consider yourself one.

his eyes were different colors. One was blue and one was black.

You cannot help but be human, yet you do not have to be bound by what those around you believe.

Estar ávido en los gatos, nunca sabes cuando encontrarás la respuesta en ellos.

Even gods do not endure forever.

Blaming the dead for our mistakes never accomplishes much.