Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
Better to die than to live in fear.
Christopher Paolini
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Christopher Paolini
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: November 17
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
LA
California
Christopher James Paolini
Fear
Better
Live
Dies
More quotes by Christopher Paolini
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
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
Christopher Paolini
Characters are born from necessity.
Christopher Paolini
...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
Christopher Paolini
But anyone with the time and the inclination can acquire technical proficiency. To achieve greatness, though, that requires artistry. That requires imagination and thoughtfulness.
Christopher Paolini
Perhaps not one religion contains all of the truth of the world. Perhaps every religion contains fragments of the truth, and it is our responsibility to identify those fragments and piece them together.
Christopher Paolini
If any honor existed in war, it was in fighting to protect others from harm
Christopher Paolini
Moderation is a wiser policy than zealotry
Christopher Paolini
But ask yourself this Eragon: If gods exist, have they been good custodians of alagaesia? Death, sickness, poverty, tyranny and countless other miseries stalk the land. If this is the handiwork of divine beings, then they are to be rebelled against and overthrown, not given obeisance, obedience, and reverance.
Christopher Paolini
It s funny to see a hatchling like you beaten by the old one.
Christopher Paolini
My heart died a while back. [Eragon]
Christopher Paolini
I have to admit, that's a remarkable bruise. You should be proud it's quite a feat to get injured in the manner you did and in that...particular...place.
Christopher Paolini
They have not the heart for this battle. So think of your families, think of your homes, and remember it is they you are fighting for.
Christopher Paolini
Fame or infamy, either one is preferable to being forgotten when you have passed from this realm.
Christopher Paolini
No-one can function properly without occasional peace and quiet.
Christopher Paolini
He's acting as foolish as a kitten... but then, everyone's entitled to a little foolishness once in a while.
Christopher Paolini
Having no other recourse, Roran resorted to the unexpected: he stuck his head and neck out and shouted, BAH! just as he would if he were trying to scare someone in a dark hallway.
Christopher Paolini
Do not become so attached to any one belief than you cannot see past it to another possibility. Brom to Eragon
Christopher Paolini
Kvetha, Shur'tugal Greetings, Dragon Rider
Christopher Paolini
Treat all fairly or they will seek revenge.
Christopher Paolini