Christopher Paolini Quotes

People have an annoying habit of remembering things they shouldn't.

Because you can't argue with all the fools in the world. It's easier to let them have their way, then trick them when they're not paying attention.

Ah, pay no heed if your enemies laugh. They'll not be able to once you lop off their heads.

Go slowly, so that you do not bite your tail by accident.

He began to write his thoughts and observations concerning the day's events [...] It helped him better understand everything he had seen and done over the course of the day.

Whatever you make, base it upon that which is most important to you. Only then will it have depth and meaning, and only then will it resonate with others.

Those whom we most love are often the most alien to us.

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

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.

Live in the present, remember the past, and fear not the future, for it doesn't exist and never shall. There is only now.

Without fear there cannot be courage.

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.

As far as I am concerned, philosophic questioning is just as likely to make you confused and depressed as it is to improve your condition.

Wise? No, I simply learned to think.

He's acting as foolish as a kitten... but then, everyone's entitled to a little foolishness once in a while.

The future will be what it will, and fretting about it will only make your fears more likely to come true.

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.

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" ~Oromis to eragon ,Brisingr~618

Death is part of who we are. It guides
us. It shapes us. It drives us to madness. Can you still be human if you have no mortal end

How terrible," said Eragon, "to die alone, separate even from the one who is closest to you."

Everyone dies alone, Eragon. Whether you are a king on a battlefield or a lowly peasant lying in bed among your family, no one can accompany you into the void.