The purpose of life is not to do what we want but what needs to be done. — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
When you can have anything you want by uttering a few words, the goal matters not, only the journey to it. — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
You shouldn't let him hit you so much" observed saphira "Yes I realize that'" he growled. "Do you want me to knock… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
It's impossible to go through life unscathed. Nor should you want to. By the hurts we accumulate, we measure both our follies… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
It is a better world. A place where we ate responsible for our actions, where we can be kind to one another… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
If you want to be a professional writer then you need to write consistently. Inspiration strikes about once every blue moon which,… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
As they spread out their blankets, Saphira commented with satisfaction, We are becoming more powerful, Eragon, both of us. Soon no one… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
Though they live far from the coast, they retain a great fascination and passion for the ocean. The sound of crashing waves,… — 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
What a sweet and succulent morsel: so soft, so salty, so deliciously delectable, it makes me want to wiggle with delight. You… — 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
