Christopher Paolini Quotes - Page 6

Leave the dead to the Earth. They are not for us. - Valdr

They may fight with us, but they don't fight for us.

Those whom we most love are often the most alien to us.

I've never been helpless, I just have powerful enemies

If he fancied her anymore," Saphira said to both Eragon and Roran, "I'd be trying to kiss Arya myself." "Saphira!" Mortified, Eragon swatted her on the leg.

Engaged in a fiery dance, their bodies were linked and seperated by the flashing blades. At times they nearly touched, taut skin only a hair's breadth away, but then momentum would whirl them apart, and they would withdraw for a second, only to join again. Their sinuous forms wove together like twisting ropes of windblown smoke.

I have to admit, that's a remarkable bruise. You should be proud; it's quite a feat to get injured in the manner you did and in that...particular...place.

Are not all religions strange to those who stand outside of them?

Never ask an elf for help; they might decide your better off dead, eh?" (Orik) (Eldest) (Page 207)

They enveloped each other within the folds of their thoughts, holding each other with an intimacy no physical embrace could replicate, allowing their identities to merge once again. Their greatest comfort was a simple one: they were no longer alone. To know that you were with the one who cared for you, and who understood every fiber of your being, and who would not abandon you even in the most desperate of circumstances, that was the most precious relationship a person could have, and they both cherished it.

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

I believe, Eragon, that you are full of love and that you are looking for one who will reciprocate your affection. No shame exists in that.

My heart died a while back. [Eragon]

Better to see widely than to see too closely and allow some feature of place or situation to catch you unawares. Do you understand?

Not anymore. I'm afraid I've degenerated into a bibliophile." "A what?" asked Eragon. "One who loves books," explained Jeod.

Ah, pay no heed if your enemies laugh. They'll not be able to once you lop off their heads.

I am the victor. In the end nothing else matters.

Show respect for those in power, but do not follow them blindly.

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

It never struck me as interesting that I didn't go to school - we had our own little world. I always thought of kids who were going to regular school as if they're the others, the separate ones.

It’s like trying to herd a flock of geese,” said Orik. “They’re always trying to go off on their own, they make an obnoxious noise, and they’ll bite your hand first chance they get.

...even the smallest of the starlings' concerns grew in importance until it seemed equal to the worries of kings.

Characters are born from necessity.

But anyone with the time and the inclination can acquire technical proficiency. To achieve greatness, though, that requires artistry. That requires imagination and thoughtfulness.

The name, his true name, was weaker and more flawed than he would have liked, and he hated himself for that, but there was also much to admire within it, and the more he thought about it, the more he was able to accept the true nature of his self. He was not the best person in the world, but neither was he the worst.