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Christopher Paolini
Age: 40
Born: 1983
Born: November 17
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Christopher James Paolini
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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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Until we invent telepathy, books are our best choice for understanding the rest of humanity.
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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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When you teach them-teach them not to fear. Fear is good in small amounts, but when it is a constant, pounding companion, it cuts away at who you are and makes it hard to do what you know is right.
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Atra esterni' ono thelduin Mor' rana li'fa unin hjarta onr Un du evari'nya ono varda (May good fortune rule over you peace live in your heart may the stars watch over you)
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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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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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Ah, pay no heed if your enemies laugh. They'll not be able to once you lop off their heads.
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My heart died a while back. [Eragon]
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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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What is the worth of anything we do? The worth is in the act. Your worth halts when you surrender the will to change and experience life
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The trick is to find happiness in the brief gaps between disasters.
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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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Moderation is a wiser policy than zealotry
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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.
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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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Heart broken-he felt a deep ache in his chest, like that of a sore muscle, and each beat of his heart pained him
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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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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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After all, how can a mere dragon expect to tell a man like yourself what to do? In fact, everyone should stand in awe of your brilliance of finding the only dead end. - Saphira
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