Quotes from Christopher Paolini

By beak and bone, Mine blackened stone Sees rooks and crooks And bloody brooks!

Se preocupa el águila por lo que dura el día? ¿Lo hacen el oso, el ciervo o los peces del mar? No. ¿Por qué tienes que hacerlo tú, pues? Haz lo que puedas y deja todo lo demás para mañana.

Without fear there cannot be courage

Many will advise you to dig for the truth, but you must never, never do that. I have dug. I have seen what lies below, and I would not wish that upon the worst of you.

There are forces circling us that we aren't aware of. Sometimes I wonder if we can ever understand the true motives of the people around us. They all seemed to have secrets. It is the way of the world. Ignore all the schemes and trust in the nature of each person.

Um punho de espada magoava os seus dedos; ele arrancou-a da lama e lançou-a contra a mão com que o soldado segurava a espada, cortando-lhe o polegar. O homem olhou, absorto, para o toco ensanguentado e, depois, disse: - É o que acontece quando não nos protegemos com o escudo. - Sim - concordou Roran, e decapitou-o.

The universe is spinning apart: a pinwheel driven to the point of failure. Darkness and emptiness, and what matters still?

And the elves...the elves were elegant and efficient and polite to a fault, but once they made a decision, they would not or could not change their minds. Dealing with them had proven far more frustrating than Eragon had anticipated, and the more time he spent around them, the more he'd begun to agree with Orik's opinion of elves. They were best admired from a distance.

May good fortune rule over you, peace live in your heart, and the stars watch over you.

Of the affairs of love ... my only advice is to be honest. That's your most powerful tool to unlock a heart

that you are able to suspend the functioning of your imagination—for it is an overactive imagination that turns men into cowards, not a surfeit of fear, as most believe.

Galbatorix glanced over his shoulder and said, "It was inconsiderate of you to attack so early in the morning. I was already awake--I rise well before dawn--but you woke Shruikan. He gets rather irritated when he's tired, and when he's irritated, he tends to eat people. My guards learned long ago not to disturb him when he's resting. You would have done well to follow their example.

Nasuada didn't foresee this delay, now did she? Oh no. She thought I could run flat out from there to Farthen Dûr. Ha! Kicking at a branch

In one corner of the chamber, she saw the tip of a thick green vine force its way between the painted tiles, cracking them. More vines appeared next to the first; they poked through the wall from the outside and spread across the floor, covering it in a sea of writhing, snakelike appendages. Watching them crawl toward her, Nasuada began to chuckle. Is this all he can think of? I have stranger dreams nearly every night.

It's not the wolves out there, it's the wolves in here.

it is a better world. A place where we are responsible for our own actions, where we can be kind to one another because we want to and because it is the right thing to do instead of being frightened into behaving by the threat of divine punishment. I won't tell you what to believe, Eragon. It is far better to be taught to think critically and then be allowed to make your own decisions than to have someone else's notions thrust upon you.

Don't let anyone's disapproval dictate your actions.

A dragon who was not free to do as he or she wished was not a dragon at all.

First, let no one rule your mind or body. Take special care that your thoughts remain unfettered. One may be a free man and yet be bound tighter than a slave. Give men your ear, but not your heart. Show respect for those in power, but don't follow them blindly. Judge with logic and reason, but comment not.

Wind howled through the night, carrying a scent that would change the world. A tall Shade lifted his head and sniffed the air. He looked human except for his crimson hair and maroon eyes. He blinked in surprise. The message had been correct; they were here. Or was it a trap?

Whether round-ear, pointed-ear, horned, or short, two-legs seemed addicted to dithering.

Do not become so attached to any one belief that you cannot see past it to another possibility.

Brom finally reveals that he is an agent of the Varden—a rebel group dedicated to overthrowing Galbatorix—and that he had been hiding in Eragon's village, waiting for a new Dragon Rider to appear. Brom also explains that twenty years ago, he and Jeod stole Saphira's egg from Galbatorix. In the process, Brom killed Morzan, first and last of the Forsworn. Only two other dragon eggs still exist, both of which remain in Galbatorix's possession.

Life was the most dangerous thing there was.