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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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Though they live far from the coast, they retain a great fascination and passion for the ocean. The sound of crashing waves, the smell of salt air, it affects them deeply and has inspired many of their lovliest songs. There is one that tells of this love, if you want to hear it.
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Love can be a terrible curse, Eragon. It can make you overlook even the largest flaws in a person's behavior.
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The future will be what it will, and fretting about it will only make your fears more likely to come true.
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It is better to ask for an apology than to ask for permission.
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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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Of course you like him everyone enjoys flattery.
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And the ship sailed onward, gliding serenely down the moonlit river toward the dark lands beyond.
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Those whom we most love are often the most alien to us.
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Arya.' He looked down the silvery river and then back at Arya, and he gripped the hilt of Brisingr. He was so full of emotion, he trembled. He did not want to leave, but he knew he must. 'Stay with me-' Her gaze darted up. 'I cannot.' '...stay with me until the first curve in the river.' She hesitated, then nodded.
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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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Why?' - Nasuada 'You know why' - Murtagh
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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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With her jaws and talons, Saphira tore through an Urgal.
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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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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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Of the affairs of love ... my only advice is to be honest. That's your most powerful tool to unlock a heart or gain forgiveness.
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Because you can't argue with all the fools in the world. It's easier to let them have their way, then trick them when they're not paying attention.
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Kvetha, Shur'tugal Greetings, Dragon Rider
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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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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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