Christopher Paolini Quotes

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

Determination is as common among men who are dull and foolish as it is among those who are brilliant intellects.

~ Christopher Paolini

To help you fill in the details of the world you are creating, imagine that your characters inhabit a real world. Daydream what it would be like to be there. What would your characters eat, what would they talk about, where would they get their supplies, etc. Keep asking the question, “What happens next?” Show your characters actions and write down their thoughts

~ Christopher Paolini

Only men would think of cutting themselves to determine who the packleader is. Idiots.

~ Christopher Paolini

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.

~ Christopher Paolini

Eragon went to see the dragon for the first time since it had spoken to him. He approached apprehensively, aware now that it was an equal.Eragon.Is that all you can say? he snapped.Yes.His eyes widened at the unexpected reply, and he sat down ro

~ Christopher Paolini

Treat all fairly or they will seek revenge.

~ Christopher Paolini

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.

~ Christopher Paolini

We are no longer awkward younglings. Our enemies may be fearsome, but so are we. It is time we remind them of that.

~ Christopher Paolini

Saphira: The worth is in the act. Your worth halts when you surrender the will to change and experience life. But options are before you, choose one and dedicate yourself to it. The deeds will give you new hope and purpose.Eragon: But what can I do?Saphira: The only true guide is your heart. Nothing less than its supreme desire can help you.

~ Christopher Paolini

When the sun touched the earth, it spread out along the horizon like a giant yolk oozing free of its skin.

~ Christopher Paolini

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

~ Christopher Paolini

A faint tickling on the back of his right hand caused Eragon to look down. A huge, wingless cricket clung to his glove. The insect was hideous: black and bulbous, with barbed legs and a massive skull-like head. Its carapace gleamed like oil.

~ Christopher Paolini

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.

~ Christopher Paolini

If I have become my father, then I shall have my father's blade. Thorn is my dragon, and a thorn he shall be to all enemies. It is only right, then, that I should wield the sword, misery. Misery and Thorn, a fit match. Besides, Zar'roc should have gone to Morzan's eldest son, not his youngest. It is mine by right of birth. A cold pit formed in Eragon's stomach. It can't be. A cruel smile appeared on Murtagh's face. I never told you my mother's name, did I? And you never told my yours. I'll say it now: Selena.

~ Christopher Paolini

Perhaps no one religion contains all 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. Or perhaps the elves are right and there are no gods. But how can I know for sure? - Pg 479 Brisingr

~ Christopher Paolini

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.

~ Christopher Paolini