Christopher Paolini Quotes

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

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

Do not dwell on what once was, but rather look forward and ponder how you can make the future brighter

The monsters of the mind are far worse than those that actually exist.

Without fear there cannot be courage.

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.

Wise? No, I simply learned to think.

The sea is emotion incarnate. It loves, hates, and weeps. It defies all attempts to capture it with words and rejects all shackles. No matter what you say about it, there is always that which you can't.

A negative outlook is more of a handicap than any physical injury.

Atra esterni' ono thelduin Mor' rana li'fa unin hjarta onr Un du evari'nya ono varda (May good fortune rule over you peace live in your heart may the stars watch over you)

I know what we do is right but right doesn't always mean easy.

Keep in mind, Eragon, that no one thinks himself a villain, and few make decisions they think are wrong. A person may dislike his choice, but he will stand by it because, even in the worst circumstances, he believes that it was the best option available to him at the time.

Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.

A true warrior 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.

Find peace in where and what you are.

The purpose of life is not to do what we want but what needs to be done.

Until we invent telepathy, books are our best choice for understanding the rest of humanity.

I am not who I was, but I know who I am.

Let no one rule your mind or body. Take special care that your thoughts remain unfettered... 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. Consider none your superior in life. Treat all fairly or they will seek revenge. Be careful with your money. Hold fast to your beliefs and others will listen.

Because you can't argue with all the fools in the world. It's easier to let them have their way, then trick them when they're not paying attention.

The greatest enemy is one that has nothing to lose.

The whole of the world could be deduced from the smallest grain of sand, if one studied it closely enough.

People have an annoying habit of remembering things they shouldn't.

Perhaps not one religion contains all of the truth of the world. Perhaps every religion contains fragments of the truth, and it is our responsibility to identify those fragments and piece them together.

Magic is the art of thinking, not strength or language.