Quotes from Christopher Paolini

en caso de que cada instante de su vida se convirtiera en un tormento para él, ¿no sería mejor que buscara el descanso?

am colored red and blue and yellow and every other hue of the rainbow. I am long and short, thick and thin, and I often rest coiled up. I can eat a hundred sheep in a row and still be hungry. What am I?

ignorancia, efectivamente, es la felicidad.

Porque una cicatriz significa que has sobrevivido. Significa que eres dura y que no es tan fácil matarte. Significa que has vivido. Una cicatriz es algo que hay que admirar. [...] -Se equivoca. Solo quiere decir que estás rota. [...] -Pero a veces, si trabajas muy duro, puedes reparar una rotura y cerrarla con más fuerza que nunca.

the hilltop, Roran halted and crossed his arms. Before him lay the remains of his childhood home. A corner of the house still stood—crumbling and charred—but the rest had been flattened and was already covered with grass and weeds. Nothing could be seen

Maybe," said Thane, "we aren't as clubfooted as you are.

do not let anyone's disapproval dictate your actions.

escaped but you didn't, then you would have lost my respect. But you did everything you could, and when you could do no more, you made peace with your fate, and you didn't rail needlessly against it. That is wisdom, not weakness.

But you did everything you could, and when you could do no more, you made peace with your fate, and you didn't rail needlessly against it. That is wisdom, not weakness.

I find myself wondering if I have made the right decision.

the purpose of life is not to do what we want but what needs to be done. This is what fate demands of us." So now I ask you, said Glaedr, Saphira

It's not my fault my father had a habit of seducing milkmaids wherever he went.

You cannot help but be human

It is our destiny to attempt the impossible, to accomplish great deeds regardless of fear. It is our responsibility to the future.

The doing is the thing.

Captain Garven! You go too far." "I'll go even further if it means ensuring your well-being.

A dragon might kill ten thousand wolves one at a time, but ten thousand wolves together can kill a dragon." Not likely , Saphira snorted in the privacy of her and Eragon's shared mind space.

am colored red and blue and yellow and every other hue of the rainbow. I am long and short, thick and thin, and I often rest coiled up. I can eat a hundred sheep in a row and still be hungry. What am I? A dragon, of course, she said without hesitation. No, a woolen rug.

mushroom pie stuffed with spinach, thyme, and currants.

Nasuada told me of what Az Sweldn rak Anhûin attempted. Always you get into trouble when I am not with you. His smile widened. And when you are? I eat the trouble before it eats you.

There is much you can learn from books and scrolls," said Jeod. He gestured at the walls. "These books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.

Una vez tuve alguien a quien hablar, a alguien que entendía lo que yo era

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.

The universe wasn't ideal, but it was hardly a prison. After all, you had to exist somewhere, it might as well be here.