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...even the smallest of the starlings' concerns grew in importance until it seemed equal to the worries of kings.

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Christopher Paolini
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: November 17
Author
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Science Fiction Writer
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LA
California
Christopher James Paolini
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Starlings
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Worries
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Concerns
Even
Smallest
Seemed
Kings
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The name, his true name, was weaker and more flawed than he would have liked, and he hated himself for that, but there was also much to admire within it, and the more he thought about it, the more he was able to accept the true nature of his self. He was not the best person in the world, but neither was he the worst.
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For my love, I will wade through an ocean of blood, even if it destroys me
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Do not dwell on what once was, but rather look forward and ponder how you can make the future brighter
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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 never struck me as interesting that I didn't go to school - we had our own little world. I always thought of kids who were going to regular school as if they're the others, the separate ones.
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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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And the ship sailed onward, gliding serenely down the moonlit river toward the dark lands beyond.
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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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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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To know who you are without any delusions or sympathy is a moment of revelation that no one experiences unscathed.
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