“Everyone dies alone, Eragon. Whether you are a king on a battlefield or a lowly peasant lying in bed among your family,… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
From now on, I promise I wil consult with you before I do anything you don't expect. Is that acceptable? Only if… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
They have not the heart for this battle. So think of your families, think of your homes, and remember it is they… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
I warn you, Eragon, beware of whom you fall in love with, for fate seems to have a morbid interest in our… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
“How terrible," said Eragon, "to die alone, separate even from the one who is closest to you." Everyone dies alone, Eragon. Whether… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
Nothing out of the ordinary ever occurs to me when I'm by myself. But you attract duels, ambushes, immortal enemies, obscure creatures… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
“They shared a laugh, and then the silence that so often intruded on their discussion asserted itself once again, a gap born… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
“Love, family, accomplishments - they are all torn away, leaving nothing. What is the worth of anything we do? Saphira: The worth… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
Life is pain...anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something — 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 Image
“Clear your mind of such thoughts. They cannot be answered and will make you no happier.” — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
“You worry about a crack in the floor while the whole mountain is about to come down on us!” — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
“The only thing she could be certain of was that she existed. All else was suspect, even her own thoughts.” — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
“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 Image
