The future will be what it will, and fretting about it will only make your fears more likely to come true. — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
“A moment later, in an even fainter voice, he whispered, "Do not mourn me” — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
What will happen will happen and I won't waste my time worrying. — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
“Live the present, remember the past, and fear not the future-Saphira in Eldest” — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
To know who you are without any delusions or sympathy is a moment of revelation that no one experiences unscathed. — 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
“We are no longer awkward younglings. Our enemies may be fearsome, but so are we. It is time we remind them of… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
Really! Between you and Eragon, I seem to spend most of my time among the Varden healing people to silly to realize… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
“I'll fight when needed, revel when there's an occasion, mourn when there is grief and die if my time comes...But I will… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
“Let go of your worries and focus only on the task at hand. The future will be what it will, and fretting… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
If I spent my time worrying about what other people would think of my work, I would be too self-conscious to write. — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
It's overwhelming. I feel as if I am living in an illusion a dream where all things are possible. Amazing things do… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
“no one thinks of himself as a villain, and few make decisions they think are wrong. A person may dislike his choice,… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
Personally, I had a great education. My mum was a trained teacher, a Montessori teacher, and I know that I could not… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
As he was about to leave, she said, "Murtagh." He paused and turned to regard her. She hesitated for a moment, then… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
“Eragon went to see the dragon for the first time since it had spoken to him. He approached apprehensively, aware now that… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
From the inheritance series book one Eragon. Broom The sands of time cannot be stopped years pass whether we will them or… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
“Do you think I enjoy this? My life has been threatened from the day I was born! All of my waking hours… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
I cannot prove that gods do not exist. Nor can I prove that the world and everything in it was not created… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
All great fighting is the same, Eragon, even as all great warriors are the same. Past a certain point, it does not… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
“Adrift upon the sea of time, the lonely god wanders from shore to distant shore, upholding the laws of the stars above.” — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
It got so that when he closed his eyes, letters and words danced in his mind. He thought of little else during… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
Live in the present, remember the past, and fear not the future, for it doesn't exist and never shall. There is only… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
“A person may dislike his choice, but he will stand by it because, even in the worst circumstances, he believes that it… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
...but anyone with the time and the inclination can acquire technical proficiency. To achieve greatness, though, that requires artistry. That requires imagination… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
The sands of time cannot be stopped. Years pass whether we will them or not... but we can remember. What has been… — 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
