Quotes from Christopher Paolini

The poison dart hidden in the raisin tart. ...

It got so that when he closed his eyes, letters and words danced in his mind. He thought of little else during that time.

Life is too short to fight every idiot along your way.

Do not feel bad because of it.  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 accomplishment.

You must learn to see, what you are looking at

Love, family, accomplishments - they are all torn away, leaving nothing. What is the worth of anything we do? Saphira: The worth is in the act. Your worth halts when you surrender the will to change and experience life.

I refuse to repent, and I won't plague myself over what is done and past

Having no other recourse, Roran resorted to the unexpected: he stuck his head and neck out and shouted, BAH! just as he would if he were trying to scare someone in a dark hallway...

books should go where they will be most appreciated, not sit unread, gathering dust on a foreign shelf, don't you agree?

Though they live far from the coast, they retain a great fascination and passion for the ocean. The sound of crashing waves, the smell of salt air, it affects them deeply and has inspired many of their lovliest songs. There is one that tells of this love, if you want to hear it.

A true warrior," she said, "does not fight because he wishes to but because he has to. A man who yearns for war, a man who enjoys his killing, he is a brute and a monster. No matter how much glory he wins on the battlefield, that cannot erase the fact that he is no better than a rabid wolf who will turn on his friends and family as soon as his foes.

When I saw Fäolin fall, I understood then that the true agony of war isn't being wounded yourself, it's having to watch those you care about being hurt.

Sometimes you have to stand and fight. Sometimes running away isn't an option.

Sword, I name thee Brisingr! And with a sound of rushing wind the blade burst into flame, an envelope of sapphire-blue fire writhing about the razor-sharp steel.

It is an overactive imagination that turns men into cowards, not a surfeit of fear, as many believe

best of luck, avoid roasted cabbage, don't eat earwax, and look on the bright side of life!

They have not the heart for this battle. So think of your families, think of your homes, and remember it is they you are fighting for.

I warn you, Eragon, beware of whom you fall in love with, for fate seems to have a morbid interest in our family.

He inclined his head ever so slightly, displaying with his bearing the supreme confidence, even arrogance, that is the sole providence of cats, dragons, and certain highborn women.

For my love, I will wade through an ocean of blood, even if it destroys me

when air, food, and shelter are assured, only two things matter. Work and companionship. To be alone and without purpose is to be the living dead.

Buku seharusnya berada di tangan yang paling bisa menghargainya, dan tidak hanya diletakkan tanpa dibaca, mengumpulkan debu dalam lemari yang terlupakan.

These books are my friends, my companions.

And the ship sailed onward, gliding serenely down the moonlit river toward the dark lands beyond.