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.

I built two forges when I was in my teens. I was just really, really into metalworking and making stuff.

Wise? No, I simply learned to think.

I have a new name for pain. What’s that?The Obliterator. Because when you’re in pain, nothing else can exist. Not thought. Not emotion. Only the drive to escape the pain. When it’s strong enough, the...

It’s better to be sworn to an honest fool than to a lying scholar

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...

Yes it is” Eragon said before his courage left him “just like you

To know who you are without any delusions or sympathy is a moment of revelation that no one experiences unscathed. (Brom, Eragon)

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...

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...

Saphira waved her tail, the tip whistling loudly. “I’m not asking you to. However, if we attack first, we may gain the advantage.” “Have you gone crazy? They’ll…” Eragon’s voice trailed off as he thought...

If any honor existed in war, it was in fighting to protect others from harm

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.

I’m the sort of person that starts digging a hole and doesn’t stop until it’s finished.

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

At that instant, Eragon’s back ruptured in an explosion of agony so intense he experienced it with all five senses: as a deafening waterfall of sound; a metallic taste that coated his tongue; an acrid...

He is a man who kicks at cats, said Solembum, as if that summed up Tenga’s entire character.

As a person i couldnt say, although i am well apuainted with tales of his atrocities. every time brom and i crossed paths with him, he was trying to kill us. or ratar, capture, torture,...

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.

Il canto dei morti è il pianto dei vivi.

Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.

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...

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

First, let no one rule your mind or body. Take special care that your thoughts remain unfettered… . Give men your ear, but not your heart. Show respect for those in power, but don’t follow...

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

I’ve always been very grateful that enough people have enjoyed reading what I’ve written that I’ve been able to pursue writing professionally.

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

Have I ever told you how glad I am we’re not enemies? Eragon asked.No, but it’s very sweet of you.

Never ask an elf for help; they might decide your better off dead, eh?” (Orik) (Eldest) (Page 207)

One part brave, three parts fool!

The whole of the world could be deduced from the smallest grain of sand if one studied it closely enough.

They shared a laugh, and then the silence that so often intruded on their discussion asserted itself once again, a gap born of equal parts weariness, familiarity and–conversely–the many differences that fate had created between...

You’ll enjoy it. There is much you can learn from books and scrolls,” said Jeod. He gestured at the walls. “These books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find...

We will carry your message. May your swords stay sharp,” said Brom.”And yours.

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

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 accomplishiments.

Magic is the art of thinking, not strength or language.

I’ve stood outside my house in Montana looking at the northern lights… crackling against the night sky. To me, that’s magic.

They were quiet for a while, eating, then Oromis asked, “Can you tell me, What is the most important mental tool a person can possess?”It was a serious question, and Eragon considered it for a...

Into the sky to win or die.

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.

As Roran watched, the man’s arms, neck, and chest shriveled, and his bones appeared in sharp relief-from the bowlike curve of his collarbones to the hollow saddle of his hips, where his stomach hung like...

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...

Keep in mind, Eragon, that no one thinks himself a villain, and few make decisions they think are wrong. A person may dislike his choice, but he will stand by it because, even in the...

… Left weaponless, Roran was forced to retreat before the remaining soldier. He stumbled over a corpse, cutting his calf on a sword as he fell, and rolled to avoid a two-handed blow from the...

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.

(…)best of luck, avoid roasted cabbage, don’t eat earwax, and look on the bright side of life!

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...

If you want to be a professional writer then you need to write consistently. Inspiration strikes about once every blue moon which, for me, is once every two and a half to three months, which...

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.