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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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Christopher Paolini
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: November 17
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Christopher James Paolini
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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
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m doing my best no,this isn't your best. We shall recognize your best when it appears
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Do not become so attached to any one belief than you cannot see past it to another possibility. Brom to Eragon
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Never ask an elf for help they might decide your better off dead, eh? (Orik) (Eldest) (Page 207)
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It’s better to be sworn to an honest fool than to a lying scholar
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The greatest enemy is one that has nothing to lose.
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When I saw Fäolin fall, I understood then that the true agony of war isn't being wounded yourself, it's having to watch those you care about being hurt.
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The sea is emotion incarnate. It loves, hates, and weeps. It defies all attempts to capture it with words and rejects all shackles. No matter what you say about it, there is always that which you can't.
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Why?' - Nasuada 'You know why' - Murtagh
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It is an overactive imagination that turns men into cowards, not a surfeit of fear, as many believe
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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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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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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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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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do not worry about these things. find peace in where and what you are ~saphira to eragon page 429
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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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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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Better to die than to live in fear.
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I'm healthy as an ox. And you? To compare myself with a bovine would be both ridiculous and insulting, but I'm fit as ever, if that is what you are asking.
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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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