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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.

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Christopher Paolini
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: November 17
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Christopher James Paolini
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I have to admit, that's a remarkable bruise. You should be proud it's quite a feat to get injured in the manner you did and in that...particular...place.
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A person must earn enlightenment, Eragon. It is not handed down to you by others, regardless of how revered they be.
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He who stands like a pilar dies in battle. He who bends like a reed is triumphant!
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With her jaws and talons, Saphira tore through an Urgal.
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Of course you like him everyone enjoys flattery.
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What is the worth of anything we do? The worth is in the act. Your worth halts when you surrender the will to change and experience life
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Sword, I name thee Brisingr! And with a sound of rushing wind the blade burst into flame, an envelope of sapphire-blue fire writhing about the razor-sharp steel.
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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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No-one can function properly without occasional peace and quiet.
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It's better to ask forgiveness than permission. - Brom
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A true warrior does not fight because he wishes to but because he has to. A man who yearns for war, a man who enjoys his killing, he is a brute and a monster. No matter how much glory he wins on the battlefield, that cannot erase the fact that he is no better than a rabid wolf who will turn on his friends and family as soon as his foes.
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But ask yourself this Eragon: If gods exist, have they been good custodians of alagaesia? Death, sickness, poverty, tyranny and countless other miseries stalk the land. If this is the handiwork of divine beings, then they are to be rebelled against and overthrown, not given obeisance, obedience, and reverance.
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After all, how can a mere dragon expect to tell a man like yourself what to do? In fact, everyone should stand in awe of your brilliance of finding the only dead end. - Saphira
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For her, choices were simple either there was an action she could take to improve the situation, in which case she took it, or there was not, and everything else said on the subject was so much meaningless noise.
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You cannot miss what you have never had.
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Atra gulai un ilian tauthr ono un atra ono waise skolir fra rauthr. - Let luck and happiness follow you and may you be shielded from misfortune.
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Fame or infamy, either one is preferable to being forgotten when you have passed from this realm.
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To while away the day contemplating evils that might have been is to poison the happiness we already have.
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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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A hatchling, that is what you are. A hatchling struggling into the world. I may be younger than you in years, but I am ancient in my thoughts. Do not worry about these things. Find peace in where and what you are. People often know what must be done. All you need to do is show them the way — that is wisdom.
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