All Christopher Paolini Quotes
- Anger is poison. You must purge it from your mind or else it will corrupt your better nature. Anger
- Basically, I would be happy with any profession where I got to be creative and make things. Any
- I love telling stories and I love writing so the fact that I can do it professionally is something that I've always been very grateful… Been
- I built two forges when I was in my teens. I was just really, really into metalworking and making stuff. Built
- I'm the sort of person that starts digging a hole and doesn't stop until it's finished. Digging
- No-one can function properly without occasional peace and quiet. Function
- Characters are born from necessity. Born
- To know who you are without any delusions or sympathy is a moment of revelation that no one experiences unscathed. Any
- In my writing, I strive for a lyrical beauty somewhere between Tolkien at his best and Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf Beauty
- The deeds of the children are a testament to the upbringing they received from their parents. Children
- Treat all fairly or they will seek revenge. All
- Life is pain...anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something Anyone
- Moderation is a wiser policy than zealotry Moderation
- Eragon started as me but ended up evolving into his very own character, .. Even as he has gone through his coming- of- age story,… Age
- Personally, I had a great education. My mum was a trained teacher, a Montessori teacher, and I know that I could not have written 'Eragon'… Attending
- I have 20 or 30 books completely plotted out in my mind - mysteries, thrillers, horror, romance, science fiction. You name it. Book
- It is better to ask for an apology than to ask for permission. Apology
- After all, how can a mere dragon expect to tell a man like yourself what to do? In fact, everyone should stand in awe of… All
- How noble. Oh we would fell many...-you with magic and blade, whilst my weapons would be tooth and claw-but it would be futile in the… Blade
- ...life is in Fate's hands now. You made your choice to stay... it's too late to change that, so stop agonizing over it.... You're making… Agonizing
- Live in the present, remember the past, and fear not the future, for it doesn't exist and never shall. There is only now. Businessman
- Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life. Book
- Life is both pain and pleasure. If this is the price you must pay for the hours you enjoy, is it too much? Both
- Let'sss just kill him," said the shorter Ra'zac. "He has caused us much grief." The taller one ran his finger down his sword. "A good… Alive
- Shall we dance,friend of my heart?" We shall, little one. Dance