I know what we do is right but right doesn't always mean easy. — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
What will happen will happen and I won't waste my time worrying. — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
To while away the day contemplating evils that might have been is to poison the happiness we already have. — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
Death is part of who we are. It guides us. It shapes us. It drives us to madness. Can you still be… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
A man rarely knows the day and hour when he will die. I could be killed any moment and there's not a… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
Ah, pay no heed if your enemies laugh. They'll not be able to once you lop off their heads. — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
Misfoutune always comes to those who wait. The trick is to find happiness in the breif gaps between distaters. — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
“The true agony of war isn't being wounded yourself, it's having to watch those you care about being hurt.” — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
“No, he said, we are not alone. I have you, and you have me. And there is Arya and Nasuada and Orik,… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
Sword, I name thee Brisingr! And with a sound of rushing wind the blade burst into flame, an envelope of sapphire-blue fire… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
As a person i couldnt say, although i am well apuainted with tales of his atrocities. every time brom and i crossed… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
“But the constant motion of the flames soon lulled him into a passive state where unrelated fragments of thoughts, sounds, images, and… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
If you wish to be happy,Eragon, Think not of what is to come nor of that which you have no control over… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
“A true warrior,” she said, “does not fight because he wishes to but because he has to. A man who yearns for… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
“Islanzadi sighed, and suddenly appeared tired. “Ormomis may have been your proper teacher, but you have proved yourself to be Brom’s heir,… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
Arya.' He looked down the silvery river and then back at Arya, and he gripped the hilt of Brisingr. He was so… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
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… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share
“Clear your mind of such thoughts. They cannot be answered and will make you no happier.” — Christopher Paolini Copy Share
We are about to change history, said Saphira. We’re throwing ourselves off a cliff without knowing how deep the water below is. Ah, but… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share
I don't discuss my own beliefs in public, but I will say the beliefs I've given my characters do not necessarily represent what I… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share
“Islanzadi sighed, and suddenly appeared tired. “Ormomis may have been your proper teacher, but you have proved yourself to be Brom’s heir, not Oromis’s.… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share
Regardless of whether I can shift my affections to another - and the heart, as you observed, is a notoriously fickle beast - the… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share
“You worry about a crack in the floor while the whole mountain is about to come down on us!” — Christopher Paolini Copy Share
“The only thing she could be certain of was that she existed. All else was suspect, even her own thoughts.” — Christopher Paolini Copy Share
“But you possess one quality that no one else does. Oh? Your identity. Your history, deeds and situation. Use those to shape your creation… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share
“Left weaponless, Roran was forced to retreat before the remaining soldier. He stumbled over a corpse, cutting his calf on a sword as he… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share
“Let go of your worries and focus only on the task at hand. The future will be what it will, and fretting about it… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share
I've always been very grateful that enough people have enjoyed reading what I've written that I've been able to pursue writing professionally. — Christopher Paolini Copy Share
