Christopher Paolini Quotes - Page 4

What a strange expression said the herbalist who would compare themselves to chopped liver in the first place? If you have to to choose an organ why not pick a gallbladder or a thymus gland instead? Much more interesting than a liver. Or what about chopped t-

Whatever you do, protect those you care for. Without them, life is more miserable than you can imagine.

If anything happens, I'm going to pin you to my back and never let you off." I love you too." - Saphira and Eragon

That s the problem I ve been choosing male names. You are a she! [To Saphira, while trying to choose her name.]

Applied properly, it [logic] can overcome any lack of wisdom, which one only gains through age and experience.

...even the donkeys were quiet.

Wind howled throught the night, carrying the scent that would change the world.

A hatchling, that is what you are. A hatchling struggling into the world. I may be younger than you in years, but I am ancient in my thoughts. Do not worry about these things. Find peace in where and what you are. People often know what must be done. All you need to do is show them the way — that is wisdom.

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

I need no master to punish me in order to behave as I ought. If I did, I would be no more than a child who obeys his father's rules only because he fears the whip, and not because he actually means good.

Love can be a terrible curse, Eragon. It can make you overlook even the largest flaws in a person's behavior.

Don't defoul the air. It ill becomes you. - Oromis

I'm not the person I once was. I have Thorn now, and... I'm not fighting for myself anymore....It makes a difference....I used to think you were a fool to keep risking your life as you have...I know better now. I understand...why. I understand...' His [Murtagh] eyes widened and his grimace relaxed, as if his pain was forgotten, and an inner light seemed to illuminate his features. 'I understand-we understand.

It is better to be taught to think critically than to be told on what to believe.

You must be willing to protect yourself and what you cherish, no matter what the cost.

The songs of the dead are the lamentations of the living.

I have a new name for pain. What's that? The Obliterator. Because when you're in pain, nothing else can exist. Not thought. Not emotion. Only the drive to escape the pain. When it's strong enough, the Obliterator strips us of everything that makes us who we are, until we're reduced to creatures less than animals, creatures with a single desire and goal: escape. A good name, then.

As he was about to leave, she said, "Murtagh." He paused and turned to regard her. She hesitated for a moment, then mustered her courage and said, "Why?" She though he understood her meaning: Why her? Why save her, and now why try to rescue her? She had guessed at the answer, but she wanted to hear him say it. He stared at her for the longest while, and then, in a low, hard voice, he said, "You know why.

Why?' - Nasuada 'You know why' - Murtagh

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

There is no more exciting sport than flying, for if you lose, you die.

If I spent my time worrying about what other people would think of my work, I would be too self-conscious to write.

No-one can function properly without occasional peace and quiet.

From now on you're going to have to think. There's a reason why we're born with brains in our heads, not rocks.

What have you done?' he said, his voice hollow and strained. He stepped back and put his fists to his temples. 'What have you done!' With an effort, Eragon said, 'Made you understand.