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title: "4 Blades Quotes By Christopher Paolini"
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> [How noble. Oh we would fell many...-you with magic and blade, whilst my weapons would be tooth and claw-but it would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paolini/how-noble-oh-we-would-fell-many-you-with-magic-and-blade-whilst-my/)

[Christopher Paolini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paolini/)

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> [Sword, I name thee Brisingr! And with a sound of rushing wind the blade burst into flame, an envelope of sapphire-blue fire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paolini/sword-i-name-thee-brisingr-and-with-a-sound-of-rushing-wind-the-blade/)

[Christopher Paolini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paolini/)

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> [You named your sword Fire? Fire? What kind of a boring name is that? You might as well name your sword 'Blazing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paolini/you-named-your-sword-fire-fire-what-kind-of-a-boring-name-is-that-you/)

[Christopher Paolini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paolini/)

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> [Engaged in a fiery dance, their bodies were linked and seperated by the flashing blades. At times they nearly touched, taut skin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paolini/engaged-in-a-fiery-dance-their-bodies-were-linked-and-seperated-by/)

[Christopher Paolini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paolini/)

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## Other authors on Blades

## More by Christopher Paolini

> [Life is pain...anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paolini/life-is-pain-anyone-who-tells-you-otherwise-is-selling-something/)

[Christopher Paolini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paolini/)

> [“Understanding breeds empathy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paolini/understanding-breeds-empathy/)

[Christopher Paolini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paolini/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paolini/if-he-fancied-her-anymore-saphira-said-to-both-eragon-and-roran-i-d/)

[Christopher Paolini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paolini/)

> [“Clear your mind of such thoughts. They cannot be answered and will make you no happier.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paolini/clear-your-mind-of-such-thoughts-they-cannot-be-answered-and-will/)

[Christopher Paolini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paolini/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paolini/we-are-about-to-change-history-said-saphira-we-re-throwing-ourselves/)

[Christopher Paolini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paolini/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paolini/i-don-t-discuss-my-own-beliefs-in-public-but-i-will-say-the-beliefs-i/)

[Christopher Paolini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paolini/)

> [I've never been helpless, I just have powerful enemies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paolini/i-ve-never-been-helpless-i-just-have-powerful-enemies/)

[Christopher Paolini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paolini/)

> [“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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paolini/islanzadi-sighed-and-suddenly-appeared-tired-ormomis-may-have-been/)

[Christopher Paolini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paolini/)

> [Regardless of whether I can shift my affections to another - and the heart, as you observed, is a notoriously fickle beast - the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paolini/regardless-of-whether-i-can-shift-my-affections-to-another-and-the/)

[Christopher Paolini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paolini/)

> [“You worry about a crack in the floor while the whole mountain is about to come down on us!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paolini/you-worry-about-a-crack-in-the-floor-while-the-whole-mountain-is/)

[Christopher Paolini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paolini/)

> [“The only thing she could be certain of was that she existed. All else was suspect, even her own thoughts.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paolini/the-only-thing-she-could-be-certain-of-was-that-she-existed-all-else/)

[Christopher Paolini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paolini/)

> [“But you possess one quality that no one else does. Oh? Your identity. Your history, deeds and situation. Use those to shape your creation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paolini/but-you-possess-one-quality-that-no-one-else-does-oh-your-identity/)

[Christopher Paolini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paolini/)

> [“Left weaponless, Roran was forced to retreat before the remaining soldier. He stumbled over a corpse, cutting his calf on a sword as he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paolini/left-weaponless-roran-was-forced-to-retreat-before-the-remaining/)

[Christopher Paolini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paolini/)

> [“Let go of your worries and focus only on the task at hand. The future will be what it will, and fretting about it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paolini/let-go-of-your-worries-and-focus-only-on-the-task-at-hand-the-future/)

[Christopher Paolini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paolini/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paolini/i-ve-always-been-very-grateful-that-enough-people-have-enjoyed/)

[Christopher Paolini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paolini/)

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