Life is pain...anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
“He was rarely happy throughout his life but he was a good Rider and a good man.” — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
Who is it who decides that one man should live and another should die? My life wasn't worth any more than his,… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
“many people have died for their beliefs; it’s actually quite common. The real courage is in living and suffering for what you… — 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
Let no one rule your mind or body. Take special care that your thoughts remain unfettered... Give men your ear, but not… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
“He bent his gaze sternly on them. "First, let no one rule your mind or body. Take special care that your thoughts… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
Life is both pain and pleasure. If this is the price you must pay for the hours you enjoy, is it too… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
“Do not feel bad because of it. It's impossible to go through life unscathed. Nor should you want to. By the hurts… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
“The worth is in the act. Your worth halts when you surrender your will to change and experience life. But options are… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
The trickster, the riddler, the keeper of balance, he of the many faces who finds life in death and who fears no… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
“The real courage is in living and suffering for what you believe.” — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
Whatever you do, protect those you care for. Without them, life is more miserable than you can imagine. — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
Haven't had your fill of interesting events?" "Never. They are the spice of life." She held up her half-finished hat. "How do… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
“So the question becomes, If you are ever faced with this choice are you willing to die for what you believe in?… — 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
...life is in Fate's hands now. You made your choice to stay... it's too late to change that, so stop agonizing over… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
“I cannot pretend that I regard this with favor, but the purpose of life is not what we want but what needs… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
“Saphira: The worth is in the act. Your worth halts when you surrender the will to change and experience life. But options… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
I'm not the person I once was. I have Thorn now, and... I'm not fighting for myself anymore....It makes a difference....I used… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
....avoid roasted cabbage, do not eat earwax, and look on the bright side of life!" -Angela — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
What is the worth of anything we do? The worth is in the act. Your worth halts when you surrender the will… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
The purpose of life is not to do what we want but what needs to be done. — 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
