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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.

-Christopher Paolini

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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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Who Is It Who Decides That One Man Should Live And Another Should Die? My Life Wasn't Worth Any More Than His, But He's The One Who's Buried, While I Get To Enjoy At Least A Few More Hours Above The Ground. Is It Chance, Random And Cruel, Or Is There Some Purpose Or Pattern To All This, Even If It Lies Beyond Our Ken?" -roran

Of Course You Like Him; Everyone Enjoys Flattery.

I Cannot Prove That Gods Do Not Exist. Nor Can I Prove That The World And Everything In It Was Not Created By An Entity Or Entities In The Distant Past. But I Can Tell You That In The Millennia We Elves Have Studied Nature, We Have Never Witnessed An Instance Where The Rules That Govern The World Have Been Broken. That Is, We Have Never Seen A Miracle. Many Events Have Defied Our Ability To Explain, But We Are Convinced That We Failed Because We Are Still Woefully Ignorant About The Universe And Not Because A Deity Altered The Workings Of Nature.

Do Not Worry About These Things. Find Peace In Where And What You Are ~saphira To Eragon Page 429

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Don't Defoul The Air. It Ill Becomes You. - Oromis

It Was As If His Point Of View Had, Within Seconds, Gone From That Of An Ant To That Of An Eagle. For The Sky Was Hollow, And The World Was Round.

...even The Donkeys Were Quiet.

He Tapped One Of The Ivory Spikes Between His Legs And Said, 'there Be As Good A Way To Lose Your Manhood As Ever I've Seen'.

It's Amazing That A Man Who Is Dead Can Talk To People Through These Pages. As Long As This Books Survives, His Ideas Live.

It Is Better To Ask For An Apology Than To Ask For Permission.

No-one Can Function Properly Without Occasional Peace And Quiet.

We Are About To Change History, Said Saphira. We’re Throwing Ourselves Off A Cliff Without Knowing How Deep The Water Below Is. Ah, But What A Glorious Flight! (eragon To Saphira)

Until We Invent Telepathy, Books Are Our Best Choice For Understanding The Rest Of Humanity.

What Will Be Will Be.no One Can Escape Fate's Design.

The Name, His True Name, Was Weaker And More Flawed Than He Would Have Liked, And He Hated Himself For That, But There Was Also Much To Admire Within It, And The More He Thought About It, The More He Was Able To Accept The True Nature Of His Self. He Was Not The Best Person In The World, But Neither Was He The Worst.

I Own A Book,' He Thought, Delighted (paolini 291).

I'm Afraid I've Degenerated Into A Bibliophile.

Let's Drop Rocks On Them!

There Is No More Exciting Sport Than Flying, For If You Lose, You Die.

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.

Not Anymore. I'm Afraid I've Degenerated Into A Bibliophile." "a What?" Asked Eragon. "one Who Loves Books," Explained Jeod.

Books Are My Friends, My Companions. They Make Me Laugh And Cry And Find Meaning In Life.

Applied Properly, It [logic] Can Overcome Any Lack Of Wisdom, Which One Only Gains Through Age And Experience.

Her Sculptured Face Was As Perfect As A Painting.

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You Would Be Amazed How Many Magicians Have Died After Being Bitten By Mad Rabbits. It's Far More Common Than You Might Think. -angela The Herbalist

Let'sss Just Kill Him," Said The Shorter Ra'zac. "he Has Caused Us Much Grief." The Taller One Ran His Finger Down His Sword. "a Good Plan. But Remember, The King's Instructions Were To Keep Them Alive." -from Eragon, Chapter Title: The Ra'zac's Revenge.

From Now On You're Going To Have To Think. There's A Reason Why We're Born With Brains In Our Heads, Not Rocks.

Anger Is Poison. You Must Purge It From Your Mind Or Else It Will Corrupt Your Better Nature.

From The Corner Of His Eye, Eragon Saw Orik Hewing Urgal Necks With Mighty Blows Of His Ax.

You Shouldn't Let Him Hit You So Much" Observed Saphira "yes I Realize That'" He Growled. "do You Want Me To Knock Him Over For You?" "no...not Today.

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.

I Have 20 Or 30 Books Completely Plotted Out In My Mind - Mysteries, Thrillers, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction. You Name It.

...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

Whatever You Make, Base It Upon That Which Is Most Important To You. Only Then Will It Have Depth And Meaning, And Only Then Will It Resonate With Others.

What Have You Done?' He Said, His Voice Hollow And Strained. He Stepped Back And Put His Fists To His Temples. 'what Have You Done!' With An Effort, Eragon Said, 'made You Understand.

To While Away The Day Contemplating Evils That Might Have Been Is To Poison The Happiness We Already Have.

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.

Treat All Fairly Or They Will Seek Revenge.

Eragon. Is That All You Say? Yes.

I Am The Victor. In The End Nothing Else Matters.

It’s Better To Be Sworn To An Honest Fool Than To A Lying Scholar

If You Wish To Be Happy,eragon, Think Not Of What Is To Come Nor Of That Which You Have No Control Over But Rather Of The Now And That Which You Are Able To Change" ~oromis To Eragon ,brisingr~618

Mmm....she's Doomed! You're Doomed!! They're All Doomed! Notice I Didn't Specify What Kind Of Doom, So No Matter What Happens, I Predicted It. How Very Wise Of Me.

I Love Telling Stories And I Love Writing So The Fact That I Can Do It Professionally Is Something That I've Always Been Very Grateful For.

If You Don't Make A Few Ememies Now And Then, You're A Coward-or Worse. Besides, It As Worth It To See His Reaction. Oh, He Was Angry! - Angela To Eragon

The Greatest Enemy Is One That Has Nothing To Lose.

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