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It is better to ask for an apology than to ask for permission.

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Christopher Paolini
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: November 17
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Science Fiction Writer
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LA
California
Christopher James Paolini
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Some troubles no one else should have to endure,especially not those you love.
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It’s better to be sworn to an honest fool than to a lying scholar
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It’s like trying to herd a flock of geese,” said Orik. “They’re always trying to go off on their own, they make an obnoxious noise, and they’ll bite your hand first chance they get.
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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.
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Into the sky to win or die.
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No-one can function properly without occasional peace and quiet.
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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.
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You cannot miss what you have never had.
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Characters are born from necessity.
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Love can be a terrible curse, Eragon. It can make you overlook even the largest flaws in a person's behavior.
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I am not who I was,' he whispered, gripping the edges of the column, 'but I know who I am.'... 'And I won't give up.
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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 in my side
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The future will be what it will, and fretting about it will only make your fears more likely to come true.
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I took a bunch of pictures. You can see 'em on my MySpace page, along with my favorite songs and movies and things that other people have created but that I use to express my individualism.
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Having no other recourse, Roran resorted to the unexpected: he stuck his head and neck out and shouted, BAH! just as he would if he were trying to scare someone in a dark hallway.
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Your troubles will always bve my troubles,so long as were married.
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Don't defoul the air. It ill becomes you. - Oromis
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But anyone with the time and the inclination can acquire technical proficiency. To achieve greatness, though, that requires artistry. That requires imagination and thoughtfulness.
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I have 20 or 30 books completely plotted out in my mind - mysteries, thrillers, horror, romance, science fiction. You name it.
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