Christopher Paolini Quotes

“Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.”
― Christopher Paolini, Eragon

“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 one who's buried, while I get to enjoy at least a few more hours above the ground. Is it chance, random and cruel, or is there some purpose or pattern to all this, even if it lies beyond our ken?”
― Christopher Paolini, Inheritance

“I know what we do is right but right doesn't always mean easy.”
― Christopher Paolini, Brisingr

“I'm afraid I've degenerated into a bibliophile.”
― Christopher Paolini, Eragon

“Misfoutune always comes to those who wait. The trick is to find happiness in the breif gaps between distaters.”
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“Pain is pain. It needs no description.”
― Christopher Paolini, Brisingr

“What will happen will happen and I won't waste my time worrying.”
― Christopher Paolini, Brisingr

“There is much you can learn from books and scrolls. These books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.”
― Christopher Paolini, Eragon

“Haven't had your fill of interesting events?"
"Never. They are the spice of life." She held up her half-finished hat. "How do you like it?"
"It's nice. The blue is pretty. But what do the runes say?"
"Raxacori-Oh, never mind. It wouldn't mean a thing to you anyway. Safe travels to you and Saphira, Eragon. And remember to watch out for earwigs and wild hamsters.  Ferocious things, wild hamsters." ”
― Christopher Paolini, Inheritance

“So the question becomes, If you are ever faced with this choice are you willing to die for what you believe in? For that is the only way you will deny him. [...] It's a difficult question and not one you can answer until you're faced with it. 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.”
― Christopher Paolini, Eragon

“To while away the day contemplating evils that might have been is to poison the happiness we already have.”
― Christopher Paolini, Brisingr

“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 can do about it.”
― Christopher Paolini, Brisingr

“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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“Book should go where they will be most appreciated, and not sit unread, gathering dust on a forgotten shelf, don't you agree?”
― Christopher Paolini, Brisingr

“The true agony of war isn't being wounded yourself, it's having to watch those you care about being hurt.”
― Christopher Paolini, Brisingr

“The way the Rider flourished his sword afterward- spinning it in a quick circle by his side- suddenly seemed familiar to Eragon, as did all his preceding swordsmanship. He stared with growing horror at his enemy's hand-and-a-half sword, then back up at the eye slits of his mirrored helm, and shouted, "I know you!
He threw himself at the Rider, trapping both swords between their bodies, hooked his fingers underneath the helm, and ripped it off. And there in the center of the plateau, on the edge of the Burning Plains of Allagaesia, stood Murtagh.”
― Christopher Paolini, Eldest

“If you wish to remain above the forces here, do not let anyone's approval dictate your actions”
― Christopher Paolini, Eragon

“After a moment, she felt Tornac pull her sleeve back down, and he said, "That... is a very impressive scar. You should be proud of it."
Confused, she looked back at him. "Why? It's ugly, and I hate it."
A faint smile played around the corners of his lips. "Because a scar means you survived. It means you're tough and hard to kill. It means you lived. A scar is something to admire.”
― Christopher Paolini, The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon

“Blaming the dead for our mistakes never accomplishes much.”
― Christopher Paolini, The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon

“This administrator of trade is the worst sort of bureaucrat. He abides by every rule, delights in making his own whenever it can inconvenience someone, and at the same time believes that he is doing good… I didn’t think I would ever meet a noble who wasn’t corrupt. Now that I have I find that I prefer them when they’re greedy bastards. - Brom”
― Christopher Paolini, Eragon