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I own a book,' he thought, delighted (Paolini 291).

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Christopher Paolini
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: November 17
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Science Fiction Writer
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Christopher James Paolini
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He's acting as foolish as a kitten... but then, everyone's entitled to a little foolishness once in a while.
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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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Of course you like him everyone enjoys flattery.
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Let's drop rocks on them!
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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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Show respect for those in power, but do not follow them blindly.
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It is a better world. A place where we ate responsible for our actions, where we can be kind to one another because we want to and becauseit is the right thing to do instead of being frightened into behaving by the threat of divine punishment.
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It is foolish to conjure up woe where none exists.
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The trick is to find happiness in the brief gaps between disasters.
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And the ship sailed onward, gliding serenely down the moonlit river toward the dark lands beyond.
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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.
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Books should go where they will be most appreciated, and not sit unread, gathering dust on a forgotten shelf, don't you agree?
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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.
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Heart broken-he felt a deep ache in his chest, like that of a sore muscle, and each beat of his heart pained him
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Regardless of whether I can shift my affections to another - and the heart, as you observed, is a notoriously fickle beast - the question remains: should I?
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It's better to ask forgiveness than permission. - Brom
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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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It’s better to be sworn to an honest fool than to a lying scholar
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Misfoutune always comes to those who wait. The trick is to find happiness in the breif gaps between distaters.
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Better to die than to live in fear.
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