Those whom we most love are often the most alien to us.
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.
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.
People have an annoying habit of remembering things they shouldn’t.
Eragon looked back at him, confused. “I don’t understand.””Of course you don’t,” said Brom impatiently. “That’s why I’m teaching you and not the other way around.
Ah, pay no heed if your enemies laugh. They’ll not be able to once you lop off their heads.
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
If you don’t make a few ememies now and then, you’re a coward-or worse. Besides, it as worth it to see his reaction. Oh, he was angry!- Angela to Eragon
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.
Go slowly, so that you do not bite your tail by accident.
The future will be what it will, and fretting about it will only make your fears more likely to come true.
He’s acting as foolish as a kitten… but then, everyone’s entitled to a little foolishness once in a while.
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
Ignorance, fear, hate: these are our enemies. Deny them with all your might. -Oromis
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
Death is part of who we are. It guidesus. 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.”
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.
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.
Anger has its place, but it will not serve you here, the way of the warrior is the way of knowing. Of that knowledge requires you to use anger, then you use anger, but you cannot wrest forth knowledge by losing your temper.
A person must earn enlightenment, Eragon. It is not handed down to you by others, regardless of how revered they be.
(…)best of luck, avoid roasted cabbage, don’t eat earwax, and look on the bright side of life!
I’m healthy as an ox. And you?” “To compare myself with a bovine would be both ridiculous and insulting, but I’m fit as ever, if that is what you are asking.
Yes it is” Eragon said before his courage left him “just like you
Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.
Books should go where they will be most appreciated, and not sit unread, gathering dust on a forgotten shelf, don’t you agree?
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.
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.
My mind is the only sanctuary that has not been stolen from me.
If any honor existed in war, it was in fighting to protect others from harm
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.
The sea is emotion incarnate. It loves, hates, and weeps. It defies all attempts to capture it with words and rejects all shackles. No matter what you say about it, there is always that which you can’t.
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 restorative.
Shall we dance,friend of my heart?”We shall, little one.
I cannot pretend that I regard this with favor, but the purpose of life is not what we want but what needs to be done.
Come, kiss me sweet, and then let us return to bed, for I am tired, and I would sleep.
Power without moral direction is the most dangerous force in the world.
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 areOften the ones who change the world.
The greatest enemy is one that has nothing to lose.
I’m not fighting for myself anymore…. It makes a difference.
I won’t tell you what to believe, Eragon. 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.
They may fight with us, but they don’t fight for us.
Then forgive him. And if you can’t forgive, at least forget, for he meant you no harm, however rash that act was.
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.
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.
When you can have anything you want by uttering a few words, the goal matters not, only the journey to it.
Magic is the art of thinking, not strength or language.
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.
Never ask an elf for help; they might decide your better off dead, eh?
Give men your ear, but not your heart. Show respect for those in power, but don’t follow them blindly. Judge with logic and reason, but comment not.
Do not stalk your prey until you are sure it is prey
If we are to tempt fate, then let us not be cowards about it.
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.
Understanding begets empathy and compassion even for the meanest beggar – Oromis
My mind is the only sanctuary that has not been stolen from me. Men have tried to breach it before, but I’ve learned to defend it vigorously, for I am only safe with my innermost thoughts.
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.
A solitary finger of light fell upon it, illuminating motes of golden dust floating in the air.
It’s better to be sworn to an honest fool than to a lying scholar
He is a man who kicks at cats, said Solembum, as if that summed up Tenga’s entire character.
Book should go where they will be most appreciated, and not sit unread, gathering dust on a forgotten shelf, don’t you agree?
The whole of the world could be deduced from the smallest grain of sand, if one studied it closely enough.
Determination is as common among men who are dull and foolish as it is among those who are brilliant intellects.
Only men would think of cutting themselves to determine who the packleader is. Idiots.
How terrible,” said Eragon, “to die alone, separate even from the one who is closest to
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.
But the constant motion of the flames soon lulled him into a passive state where unrelated fragments of thoughts, sounds, images, and emotions drifted through him like snowflakes falling from a calm winter’s sky.
We are no longer awkward younglings. Our enemies may be fearsome, but so are we. It is time we remind them of that.
We will carry your message. May your swords stay sharp,” said Brom.”And yours.
When the sun touched the earth, it spread out along the horizon like a giant yolk oozing free of its skin.
Life is in Fate’s hands now. You made your choice to stay… it’s too late to change that, so stop agonizing over it…. You’re making my scales itch.Saphira, from “Eragon
It’s amazing that a man who is dead can talk to people through these pages. As long as this books survives, his ideas live.
I’ll fight when needed, revel when there’s an occasion, mourn when there is grief and die if my time comes…But I will not let anyone use me against my will.