All Christopher Paolini Quotes
- What have you done?' he said, his voice hollow and strained. He stepped back and put his fists to his temples. 'What have you done!'… Effort
- When you teach them-teach them not to fear. Fear is good in small amounts, but when it is a constant, pounding companion, it cuts away… Amounts
- HERE LIES BROM Who was A Rider bonded to the dragon Saphira Son of Holcomb and Nelda Beloved of Selena Father of Eragon Shadeslayer Founder… Bane
- Arya.' He looked down the silvery river and then back at Arya, and he gripped the hilt of Brisingr. He was so full of emotion,… Arya
- The name, his true name, was weaker and more flawed than he would have liked, and he hated himself for that, but there was also… Able
- ...but anyone with the time and the inclination can acquire technical proficiency. To achieve greatness, though, that requires artistry. That requires imagination and thoughtfulness... Achieve
- ...even the smallest of the starlings' concerns grew in importance until it seemed equal to the worries of kings. Concern
- And the ship sailed onward, gliding serenely down the moonlit river toward the dark lands beyond. Beyond
- There is no more exciting sport than flying, for if you lose, you die. Die
- What a strange expression said the herbalist who would compare themselves to chopped liver in the first place? If you have to to choose an… Choose
- Do not become so attached to any one belief than you cannot see past it to another possibility. Brom to Eragon Another Possibility
- Who is it who decides that one man should live and another should die? My life wasn't worth any more than his, but he's the… All
- Go slowly, so that you do not bite your tail by accident. Accident
- It’s like trying to herd a flock of geese,” said Orik. “They’re always trying to go off on their own, they make an obnoxious noise,… Always Trying
- I know what we do is right but right doesn't always mean easy. Always Mean
- A man rarely knows the day and hour when he will die. I could be killed any moment and there's not a blasted thing I… Any
- What will happen will happen and I won't waste my time worrying. Brisingr
- Pain is pain. It needs no description. Description
- To while away the day contemplating evils that might have been is to poison the happiness we already have. Been
- These books are my friends, my companions. Book
- Not anymore. I'm afraid I've degenerated into a bibliophile." "A what?" asked Eragon. "One who loves books," explained Jeod. Afraid
- The whole of the world could be deduced from the smallest grain of sand, if one studied it closely enough. Closely
- I'm afraid I've degenerated into a bibliophile. Afraid
- In El-harím, there lived a man, a man with yellow eyes. To me, he said, "Beware the whispers, for they whisper lies. Do not wrestle… Beware
- I need no master to punish me in order to behave as I ought. If I did, I would be no more than a child… Actually Means