Christopher Paolini Quotes

The purpose of life is not to do what we want but what needs to be done.

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 on in memories. That which you will hear is imperfect and fragmented,...

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 on in memories.

The sands of time cannot be stopped. Years pass whether we will then or not... but we can remember. What has been lost may yet live on in memories.

The songs of the dead are the lamentations of the living.

Then forgive him. And if you can't forgive, at least forget, for he meant you no harm, however rash that act was.

They may fight with us, but they don't fight for us.

This magic, for it is magic, has rules, like the rest of the world. If you break the rules, the penalty is death. Without exception. Your deeds are limited by your strength, the words you know, and yo...

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

Unlike the majority of people, he did not hate or fear the wilderness; as harsh as the empty lands were, they possessed a grace and a beauty that no artifice could compete with and that he found resto...

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 i...

When you can have anything you want by uttering a few words, the goal matters not, only the journey to it.

With a twist of her neck, Saphira tossed the snail into the air, opened her mouth as wide as it would go, and swallowed the creature whole, bobbing her head twice as she did, like a robin eating an ea...

Without further ado, she curled up in the grass, tucked her head under her wing, and wrapped her tail around herself. , she said.Eragon smiled and patted her on the tail.

You cannot expect wolves to become sheep. No, but neither do the wolves have to be cruel to the sheep.

You cannot help but be human, yet you do not have to be bound by what those around you believe.

You must retain your freedom, for in it lies your true power: the ability to make choices independent of any leader or king.

You named your sword Fire? Fire? What kind of a boring name is that? You might as well name your sword 'Blazing Blade' and be done with it. Fire indeed. Humph. Wouldn't you rather have a sword called...

You’d better not let Galbatorix get the better of you, or I’ll be honor-bound to march in after you.We’ll be careful, Eragon said with a smile.I should hope so, because I doubt I could do much more th...

You’re a right heartless bastard, you are.I have too many hearts, said Eragon, though he knew the butcher would not understand.