Christoper Paolini Quotes

Eragon went to see the dragon for the first time since it had spoken to him. He approached apprehensively, aware now that it was an equal.
"Eragon."
"Is that all you can say?" he snapped.
"Yes."
His eyes widened at the unexpected reply, and he sat down roughly.
Now it has a sense of humor. What next? ~ Christopher Paolini

HERE LIES BROM
Who was a Dragon Rider
And like a father
To me.
May his name live on in glory. ~ Christopher Paolini

There is a proper way to greet the sentinels in Ceris, certain patterns and forms that you must observe when presented to Queen Islanzadí, and a hundred different manners in which to greet those around you, if it's not better to just remain quiet."
"With all your customs," Eragon risked saying, "it seems as though you've only made it easier to offend people."
A smile flickered across her lips. "Perhaps. ~ Christopher Paolini

Too late. It's hatched. ~ Christopher Paolini

It is easy to be calm when there is nothing to worry about, Eragon. The true test of your self-control, however, is whether you can remain calm in a trying situation. You cannot allow anger or frustration to cloud your thoughts, not at the moment. Right now, you need your mind to be clear.
Have you always been able to remain calm at times like this?
The old dragon seemed to chuckle. No. I used to growl and bite and knock down trees and tear up the ground. Once, I broke the top off of a mountain in the Spine; the other dragons were rather upset with me for that. But I have had many years to learn that losing my temper rarely helps. You have not, I know, but allow my experience to guide you in this. Let go of your worries and focus on the task at hand. The future will be what is will, and fretting about it will only make your fears more likely to come true.
I know, Eragon sighed, but it's not easy.
Of course not. Few things of worth are. Then Glaedr withdrew and left him to the silence of his own mind. ~ Christopher Paolini

If I have become my father, then I shall have my father's blade. Thorn is my dragon, and a thorn he shall be to all enemies. It is only right, then, that I should wield the sword, misery. Misery and Thorn, a fit match. Besides, Zar'roc should have gone to Morzan's eldest son, not his youngest. It is mine by right of birth."
A cold pit formed in Eragon's stomach. It can't be.
A cruel smile appeared on Murtagh's face. "I never told you my mother's name, did I? And you never told my yours. I'll say it now: Selena. ~ Christopher Paolini

You shouldn't let him hit you so much" observed saphira
"Yes I realize that'" he growled.
"Do you want me to knock him over for you?"
"No ... not today. ~ Christopher Paolini

Eragon! I never want to hear you use that excuse again, that because someone else has done
or would do
something means that you should too. It's lazy, repugnant, and indicative of an inferior mind. Am I clear? ~ Christopher Paolini

The best remedy for what ails me is being with you here under the sun. ~ Christopher Paolini

For her, choices were simple; either there was an action she could take to improve the situation, in which case she took it, or there was not, and everything else said on the subject was so much meaningless noise. ~ Christopher Paolini

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

Root of a tree, fruit of a vine, let me pass by this blood of mine. ~ Christopher Paolini

You must retain your freedom, for in it lies your true power: the ability to make choices independent of any leader or king. ~ Christopher Paolini

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. ~ Christopher Paolini

House of Langfeld has rendered you in this cause, it is insulting ~ Christopher Paolini

Death, he had come to believe, was a corrosive thing, and the more he was around it , the more it gnawed away at who he was. ~ Christopher Paolini

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

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. ~ Christopher Paolini

Several hundred feet ahead, Saphira and Thorn tussled, two giants in the night. ~ Christopher Paolini

I'm not sure you would understand."
The elf folded his hands in his lap. "I might not; that is true. But then, you cannot know for certain unless you try to explain. ~ Christopher Paolini

The trick is to find happiness in the brief gaps between disasters. ~ Christopher Paolini

Ignorance, fear, hate: these are our enemies. Deny them with all your might.

-Oromis ~ Christopher Paolini

Congratulations, you've just been promoted! ~ Christopher Paolini

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. ~ Christopher Paolini

Arya.' He looked down the silvery river and then back at Arya, and he gripped the hilt of Brisingr. He was so full of emotion, he trembled. He did not want to leave, but he knew he must. 'Stay with me-'
Her gaze darted up. 'I cannot.'
' ... stay with me until the first curve in the river.'
She hesitated, then nodded. ~ Christopher Paolini

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) ~ Christopher Paolini

Was that a true story?"
"Of course it was a true story!" exclaimed Skarghaz, stomping back to his chair. "We would not tell you a story that said wrong things about the world, Rider."
"No, I mean, did it really happen? ~ Christopher Paolini

They asked him for help rebuilding the farm, but e only shook his head with a pang of longing in his heart.
I'm tracking your killers,he whispered to his uncle.-Eragon ~ Christopher Paolini

It's life's natural course. All will be fine; time will settle everything. ~ Christopher Paolini

False modesty is never admirable, and least of all among those who command others. ~ Christopher Paolini

But the constant motion of the flames soon lulled him into a passive state where unrelated fragments of thoughts, sounds, images, and emotions drifted through him like snowflakes falling from a calm winter's sky. ~ Christopher Paolini

All great fighting is the same, Eragon, even as all great warriors are the same. Past a certain point, it does not matter whether you wield a sword, a claw, a tooth or a tail. It is true, you must be capable with your weapon, but anyone with the time, and the inclination can acquire technical proficiency. To achieve greatness, though, that requires artistry. That requires imagination and thoughtfulness, and it is those qualities that the best warriors share, even if, on the surface, they appear completely different. ~ Christopher Paolini

Ajihad: You are an enigma, Eragon, a quandary that no one knows how to solve. ~ Christopher Paolini

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

Eragon said, 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. I'm falling apart, Saphira, like an old horse that's plowed too many fields. Keep hold of me with your mind, or I may drift apart and forget who I am. I will never let go of you. ~ Christopher Paolini