Quotes from Christopher Paolini

My ring now, he told himself. I have to stop thinking of it as Brom's.

Too many problems in this world are caused by men with noble dispositions and clouded minds.

Eragon knelt in a bed of trampled reed grass and scanned the tracks

they cannot be as painful as losing my home and my father was.

Also, I am sure Aren was a way for him to protect himself

I do not want him to die. No elf does. However, if every waking moment is a torment to him, then won't it be better for him to seek release?" Neither

The old dragon had not been enthusiastic about the mission when Eragon told him about it, but neither had he opposed it. After discussing various contingencies, Glaedr had said: Beware of the shadows, Eragon. Strange things lurk in dark places , which, Eragon thought, was hardly an encouraging statement.

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.

Eragon Shadeslayer, Vanquisher of Snails. … I would strike fear into the hearts of men wherever I went.

My only inheritance.

That's not fair," Eragon said. "I can't use that spell, not without my sword flaring up like a bonfire.

eagerness of Saphira's

It's impossible to go through life unscathed. Nor should you want to. By the hurts we accumulate, we measure both our follies and our accomplishments.

Eragon was grateful for the new raiment. His own tunic and breeches were sadly travel-worn from their weeks exposed to the rain and sun since Farthen Dûr. Stripping, he donned one of the luxurious tunics, savoring its downy texture.

When humans arrived in Alagaësia, they too were added to this elite order. After many years of peace, the monstrous and warlike Urgals killed the dragon of a young human Rider named Galbatorix. Driven mad by the loss and by his elders' refusal to provide him with another dragon, Galbatorix set out to topple the Riders.

Empathy? Empathy? What empathy can I afford my enemies? Shall I dither about whether to defend myself because it will cause someone pain? If that had been the case, I would have died years ago! You must be willing to protect yourself and what you cherish, no matter what the cost.

If any honor existed in war, he concluded, it was in fighting to protect others from harm.

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

We thought you were dead." "They'll have to try harder than that if they want to kill me. Bunglers, the lot of them.

Live in the present, remember the past, and fear not the future, for it doesn't exist and never shall. There is only now.

Az Sweldn rak Anhûin

but he was too slow, and the raging, red-eyed rabbit ripped out Hord's throat

Only thing is, a soldier threw a pitcher and hit him on the temple. Killed him instantly.

Then Valdr showed them a nest of sleeping starlings, and Eragon could feel their dreams flickering in their minds, fast as the blink of an eye. At first, Valdr's emotion was one of contempt - the starlings' dreams seemed tiny, petty, and inconsequential - but then his mood changed and became warm and sympathetic, and even the smallest of the starlings' concerns grew in importance until it seemed equal to the worries of kings.