Top 100 Christopher Paolini Quotes
#1. Keep in mind that many people have died for their beliefs; it's actually quite common. The real courage is in living and suffering for what you believe.
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#3. No hunter of the sky should end his days as prey. Better to die on the wing than pinned to the ground. [Saphira]
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#5. On the beach, Roran stood alone, watching them go. Then he threw back his head and uttered a long, aching cry, and the night echoed with the sound of his loss.
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#6. You would be amazed how many magicians have died after being bitten by mad rabbits. It's far more common than you might think.
-Angela the Herbalist
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#7. Adrift upon the sea of time, the lonely god wanders from shore to distant shore, upholding the laws of the stars above.
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#9. Perhaps not one religion contains all of the truth of the world. Perhaps every religion contains fragments of the truth, and it is our responsibility to identify those fragments and piece them together.
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#11. HERE LIES BROM
Who was a Dragon Rider
And like a father
To me.
May his name live on in glory.
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#12. But anyone with the time and the inclination can acquire technical proficiency. To achieve greatness, though, that requires artistry. That requires imagination and thoughtfulness ...
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#13. What he wanted was both simple and complex: he wanted Galbatorix to understand ...
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#14. It was as if his point of view had, within seconds, gone from that of an ant to that of an eagle.
For the sky was hollow, and the world was round.
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#16. Heart broken-he felt a deep ache in his chest, like that of a sore muscle, and each beat of his heart pained him
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#17. A noble sentiment, said Saphira. But do you really want to give your enemies hope? Do you want to stab Galbatorix with hope?
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#18. Hands, and an assortment of scars even Roran respected. He liked what he saw, and he could tell they approved
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#19. Fame or infamy, either one is preferable to being forgotten when you have passed from this realm.
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#20. I cannot pretend that I regard this with favor, but the purpose of life is not to do what we want but what needs to be done. This is what fate demands of us.
- Oromis
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#21. I find inspiration in many places. Sometimes music gives me the kernel of a story. Sometimes it's dissatisfaction with the plot of a movie or a book that gets me thinking. Sometimes it's love of a movie or book.
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#22. If you could have stopped it, or if you could have escaped but you didn't, then you would have lost my respect. But you did everything you could, and when you could do no more, you made peace with your fate, and you didn't rail needlessly against it. That is wisdom, not weakness.
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#23. He inclined his head ever so slightly, displaying with his bearing the supreme confidence, even arrogance, that is the sole providence of cats, dragons, and certain highborn women.
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#24. To while away the day contemplating evils that might have been is to poison the happiness we already have.
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#25. The deeds of the children are a testament to the upbringing they received from their parents.
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#26. Yet comprehension does not imply belief.
Nor does it mean that those who purvey such beliefs do so for more than ... material
gain.
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#27. 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 at who you are and makes it hard to do what you know is right.
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#29. Some troubles no one else should have to endure,especially not those you love.
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#31. Then forgive him. And if you can't forgive, at least forget, for he meant you no harm, however rash that act was.
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#32. As they spread out their blankets, Saphira commented with satisfaction,
We are becoming more powerful, Eragon, both of us. Soon no one will be able to stand in our way.
Yes, but which way shall we choose?
Whichever one we want, she said smugly, settling down for the night.
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#33. Change itself is neither good nor bad, but knowledge is always useful.
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#34. When someone refuses to tell me a certain piece of information, it only makes me that much more determined to find out the truth. I hate being ignorant. For me, a question unanswered is like a thorn in my side
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#35. Books should go where they will be most appreciated, and not sit unread, gathering dust on a forgotten shelf, don't you agree?
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#36. Was a broad but shallow education superior to one that was narrow but deep?
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#37. Just writing a lot doesn't necessarily make you a better writer. You have to hear yourself as a writer, and the best way to do that is to read your writing out loud.
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#38. Let go of your worries and focus
only on the task at hand. The future will be what it will, and fretting about it will only make your fears more likely to come true .
I know,
Glaedr
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#39. When you can have anything you want by uttering a few words, the goal matters not, only the journey to it.
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#40. 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 organ why not pick a gallbladder or a thymus gland instead? Much more interesting than a liver. Or what about chopped t-
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#43. Though they live far from the coast, they retain a great fascination and passion for the ocean. The sound of crashing waves, the smell of salt air, it affects them deeply and has inspired many of their lovliest songs. There is one that tells of this love, if you want to hear it.
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#47. Well, don't act so morose. It's not as if it's your execution!" "I know." "Then smile, because if it's not your execution, you should be happy!
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#49. Really! Between you and Eragon, I seem to spend most of my time among the Varden healing people to silly to realize they need to avoid getting chopped into tiny little pieces
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#50. Fight if you wish. Deny what is before you if it comforts you. But nothing you do can change your fate.
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#51. It's not the wolves out there," said Eragon, hugging himself. "It's the wolves in here." He tapped the middle of his forehead
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#52. There are decades in the making of the one man of renown; Multitudes that go unnoticed who must wreathe for him a crown.
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#53. What of it? If you don't make a few enemies every now and then, you're a coward - or worse. Besides, it was worth it to see his reaction.
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#54. The sands of time cannot be stopped. Years pass whether we will them or not ... but we can remember. What has been lost may yet live in memories.
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#56. Finding one's place in the world is never easy.
Have courage and be true to who you are.
Remember, those who dare to be different are
Often the ones who change the world.
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#58. The cycle repeated itself at inconsistent intervals, creating invisible eddies that brushed against him like fountains of roiling water.
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#59. Keep in mind, Eragon, that no one thinks himself a villain, and few make decisions they think are wrong. A person may dislike his choice, but he will stand by it because, even in the worst circumstances, he believes that it was the best option available to him at the time.
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#61. It's impossible to go through life unscathed. Nor should you want to. By the hurts we accumulate, we measure both our follies and our accomplishments.
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#62. False modesty is never admirable, and least of all among those who command others.
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#63. Anger is poison. You must purge it from your mind or else it will corrupt your better nature.
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#64. The worth is in the act. Your worth halts when you surrender your will to change and experience life. But options are before you; choose one and dedicate yourself to it. The deeds will give you a new hope and purpose.
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#65. To have a child is the greatest honor and responsibility that can be bestowed upon any living being.
- Arya
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#66. Death, he had come to believe, was a corrosive thing, and the more he was around it , the more it gnawed away at who he was.
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#67. All we can do is strive to accept our fate with grace, whatever it might be.
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#68. It is far better to be taught to think critically and then be allowed to make your own decisions than to have someone else's notions thrust upon you.
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#69. As a person i couldnt say, although i am well apuainted with tales of his atrocities. every time brom and i crossed paths with him, he was trying to kill us. or ratar, capture, torture, and then killus, none of which are productive to establishing a close relationship _ Jeod
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#71. 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' if I had gone into a public school system because I would have just been too busy attending classes and doing homework - I wouldn't have had the time to write.
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#72. The advantage of writing from experience is that it often provides you with details that you would never think of yourself, no matter how rich your imagination. And specificity in description is something every writer should strive for.
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#75. Wear it, Eragon. If you wish to remain above the forces here, do not let anyone's disapproval dictate your actions.
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#76. Forgive me if I stare, I knew you were young, but even then I was expecting someone a little more, well, more.
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#79. M doing my best"
"no,this isn't your best. We shall recognize your best when it appears
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#80. The whole of the world could be deduced from the smallest grain of sand, if one studied it closely enough.
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#82. Even the smallest of the starlings' concerns grew in importance until it seemed equal to the worries of kings.
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#83. No, he said, we are not alone. I have you, and you have me. And there is Arya and Nasuada and Orik, and many others besides who will help us along our way.
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#86. To know who you are without any delusions or sympathy is a moment of revelation that no one experiences unscathed
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#87. When the time comes and you need a weapon, look under the roots of the Menoa tree. Then, when all seems lost and your power is insufficient, go to the Rock of Kuthian and speak your name to open the Vault of Souls.
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#88. Do not feel bad because of it. It's impossible to go through life unscathed. Nor should you want to. By the hurts we accumulate, we measure both our follies and our accomplishment.
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#90. Have I ever told you how glad I am we're not enemies? Eragon asked.
No, but it's very sweet of you.
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#91. A moment later, in an even fainter voice, he whispered, Do not mourn me
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#92. Wards," said Oromis, "rely upon the strength of your body. If that strength is exceeded, you die. No matter how many wards you have, you will only be able to block attacks so long as your body can sustain the output of energy.
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#93. 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 who obeys his father's rules only because he fears the whip, and not because he actually means good.
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#94. No matter how careful we are, if we live long enough, eventually one of us will die. It is not a happy thought, but it is the truth. Such is the way of the world.
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#96. If you wish to be happy,Eragon, Think not of what is to come nor of that which you have no control over but rather of the now and that which you are able to change
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#97. I do not want him to die. No elf does. However, if every waking moment is a torment to him, then won't it be better for him to seek release?" Neither
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#100. The only antidote for the corrosive poison of violence is finding peace within yourself.
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