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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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Christopher Paolini
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: November 17
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Christopher James Paolini
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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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Never ask an elf for help they might decide your better off dead, eh? (Orik) (Eldest) (Page 207)
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...life is in Fate's hands now. You made your choice to stay... it's too late to change that, so stop agonizing over it.... You're making my scales itch. Saphira, from Eragon
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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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Applied properly, it [logic] can overcome any lack of wisdom, which one only gains through age and experience.
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Keep in mind that many people have died for their beliefs it's actually quite common. The real courage is in living and suffering for what you believe.
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Treat all fairly or they will seek revenge.
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