Quote by Christopher Paolini

Life is pain...anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something

— Christopher Paolini

“Understanding breeds empathy.”

— Christopher Paolini

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

“Clear your mind of such thoughts. They cannot be answered and will make you no happier.”

— Christopher Paolini

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

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

I've never been helpless, I just have powerful enemies

— Christopher Paolini

“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

Regardless of whether I can shift my affections to another - and the heart, as you observed, is a notoriously fickle beast - the…

— Christopher Paolini

“You worry about a crack in the floor while the whole mountain is about to come down on us!”

— Christopher Paolini

“The only thing she could be certain of was that she existed. All else was suspect, even her own thoughts.”

— Christopher Paolini

“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