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Quotes About Survival

No hunter of the sky should end his days as prey. Better to die on the wing than pinned to the ground.
~ Christopher Paolini
There is no more exciting sport than flying, for if you lose, you die.
~ Christopher Paolini
As a person i couldnt say, although i am well apuainted with tales of his atrocities. every time brom and i crossed paths with him, he was trying to kill us. or ratar, capture, torture, and then killus, none of which are productive to establishing a close relationship _ Jeod
~ Christopher Paolini
Do you think I enjoy this? My life has been threatened from the day I was born! All of my waking hours have been spent avoiding danger in one form or another. And sleep never comes easily because I always worry if I'll live to see the dawn. If there ever was a time I felt secure, it must have been in my mother's womb, though I wasn't safe even there! You don't understand - if you lived with this fear, you would have learned the same lesson I did: Do not take chances. Murtagh
~ Christopher Paolini
That was a heroic deed." Embarrassed, Eragon scuffed his boots against the ground. "I wouldn't have survived if not for Arya." "You are too modest, Argetlam," she admonished. "It was you who struck the final blow.
~ Christopher Paolini
Why does everything have to be so hard? he wondered. Because, said Saphira, everyone wants to eat, but no one wants to be eaten.
~ Christopher Paolini
After a moment, she felt Tornac pull her sleeve back down, and he said, That... is a very impressive scar. You should be proud of it. Confused, she looked back at him. Why? It's ugly, and I hate it. A faint smile played around the corners of his lips. Because a scar means you survived. It means you're tough and hard to kill. It means you lived. A scar is something to admire.
~ Christopher Paolini
Tenho um novo nome para a dor. - Qual é? - A Aniquiladora. Porque, quando estamos em sofrimento, nada mais pode existir. Nem o pensamento. Nem o sentimento. Apenas o impulso no sentido de fugirmos da dor. Quando é suficientemente forte, a Aniquiladora despoja-nos de tudo o que faz de nós o que somos, até sermos reduzidos a criaturas inferiores ao animais, criaturas com um só desejo e um só objectivo: a fuga.
~ Christopher Paolini
The warrior who can adapt the easiest to the unexpected is the warrior who will live the longest.
~ Christopher Paolini
Wards," said Oromis, "rely upon the strength of your body. If that strength is exceeded, you die. No matter how many wards you have, you will only be able to block attacks so long as your body can sustain the output of energy.
~ Christopher Paolini
Semua orang ingin makan, tapi tidak ingin dimakan
~ Christopher Paolini
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
~ Christopher Paolini
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.
~ Christopher Paolini
We thought you were dead." "They'll have to try harder than that if they want to kill me. Bunglers, the lot of them.
~ Christopher Paolini
but he was too slow, and the raging, red-eyed rabbit ripped out Hord's throat
~ Christopher Paolini
Don't give thanks now," said Orik with a chuckle. "Wait until the armor saves your life.
~ Christopher Paolini
When he grew hungry, he bought a wedge of cheese and a loaf of bread and ate them, sitting on a curb.
~ Christopher Paolini
survive without pledging our loyalty to one
~ Christopher Paolini
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.
~ Christopher Paolini
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.
~ Christopher Paolini
Life was the most dangerous thing there was.
~ Christopher Paolini
the Ra'zac bit my shoulder.
~ Christopher Paolini
They do not care if they are trapped or not, for we cannot hurt them.
~ Christopher Paolini
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
~ Christopher Paolini