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I need no master to punish me in order to behave as I ought. If I did, I would be no more than a child who obeys his father's rules only because he fears the whip, and not because he actually means good.
Christopher Paolini
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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 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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They asked him for help rebuilding the farm, but e only shook his head with a pang of longing in his heart. I'm tracking your killers,he whispered to his uncle.-Eragon
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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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For my love, I will wade through an ocean of blood, even if it destroys me
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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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He who stands like a pilar dies in battle. He who bends like a reed is triumphant!
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