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It is better to ask for an apology than to ask for permission.

Clear your mind of such thoughts. They cannot be answered and will make you no happier.

People have an annoying habit of remembering things they shouldn't.

If any honor existed in war, it was in fighting to protect others from harm

I've never been helpless, I just have powerful enemies

All we can do is strive to accept our fate with grace, whatever it might be.

Why?' - Nasuada
'You know why' - Murtagh

It is an overactive imagination that turns men into cowards, not a surfeit of fear, as many believe

What will be will be.No one can escape fate's design.

A noble sentiment, said Saphira. But do you really want to give your enemies hope? Do you want to stab Galbatorix with hope?

We will carry your message. May your swords stay sharp," said Brom.
"And yours.

Find peace in where and what you are.

Too late. It's hatched.

That s the problem I ve been choosing male names. You are a she! [To Saphira, while trying to choose her name.]

You have learned from your mistake, and you shall not make it again. Why, then, should you withhold your blessing from those who may benefit from it?

To while away the day contemplating evils that might have been is to poison the happiness we already have.

Pain is pain. It needs no description.

M doing my best"
"no,this isn't your best. We shall recognize your best when it appears

The sands of time cannot be stopped. Years pass whether we will them or not ... but we can remember. What has been lost may yet live in memories.

He is a man who kicks at cats, said Solembum, as if that summed up Tenga's entire character.

Do I look dead to you?!

It also troubled him when he contemplated how such a partnership must, by its very nature, reduce the individuality of those involved.

Life is too short to fight every idiot along your way.

They may fight with us, but they don't fight for us.

Understanding begets empathy and compassion even for the meanest beggar - Oromis

How am I supposed to know which religion is the true religion? he wondered. Just because someone follows a certain faith does not necessarily

Hoped that the extra padding of his shirt would protect

Do not stalk your prey until you are sure it is prey

If anything happens, I'm going to pin you to my back and never let you off."
I love you too."
- Saphira and Eragon

Respect the past; you never know how it may affect you.

Eragon, you are only a cripple if you consider yourself one.

I'm the sort of person that starts digging a hole and doesn't stop until it's finished.

The cycle repeated itself at inconsistent intervals, creating invisible eddies that brushed against him like fountains of roiling water.

Understanding breeds empathy.

No hunter of the sky should end his days as prey. Better to die on the wing than pinned to the ground. [Saphira]

Love can be a terrible curse, Eragon. It can make you overlook even the largest flaws in a person's behavior.

I am not who I was, but I know who I am.

I didn't think I would ever meet a noble who wasn't corrupt. Now that I have, I find that I prefer them when they're greedy bastards. (Brom to Eragon)

Then forgive him. And if you can't forgive, at least forget, for he meant you no harm, however rash that act was.

We are no longer awkward younglings. Our enemies may be fearsome, but so are we. It is time we remind them of that.

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.

A pox on all meads!

mushroom pie stuffed with spinach, thyme, and currants.

Nothing is more dangerous than an enemy with nothing to loose.

My heart died a while back. [Eragon]

Don't eat earwax avoid roasted cabbage and look on the bright side of life -Angela

besides, how can you cheat a cheater?

Those whom we most love are often the most alien to us.

It got so that when he closed his eyes, letters and words danced in his mind. He thought of little else during that time.

When the sun touched the earth, it spread out along the horizon like a giant yolk oozing free of its skin.

A negative outlook is more of a handicap than any physical injury.

Yes it is" Eragon said before his courage left him "just like you

Fame or infamy, either one is preferable to being forgotten when you have passed from this realm.

A man rarely knows the day and hour when he will die. I could be killed any moment and there's not a blasted thing I can do about it.

And the ship sailed onward, gliding serenely down the moonlit river toward the dark lands beyond.

Even the smallest of the starlings' concerns grew in importance until it seemed equal to the worries of kings.

Wear it, Eragon. If you wish to remain above the forces here, do not let anyone's disapproval dictate your actions.

The future will be what it will, and fretting about it will only make your fears more likely to come true.

It is better to be taught to think critically than to be told on what to believe.

Life is both pain and pleasure. If this is the price you must pay for the hours you enjoy, is it too much?

fate has a cruel sense of humor

The monsters of the mind are far worse than those that actually exist.

Whatever you do, protect those you care for. Without them, life is more miserable than you can imagine.

I warn you, Eragon, beware of whom you fall in love with, for fate seems to have a morbid interest in our family.

If I spent my time worrying about what other people would think of my work, I would be too self-conscious to write.

Death is part of who we are. It guides
us. It shapes us. It drives us to madness. Can you still be human if you have no mortal end

Moderation is a wiser policy than zealotry

Adrift upon the sea of time, the lonely god wanders from shore to distant shore, upholding the laws of the stars above.

It's impossible to go through life unscathed. Nor should you want to. By the hurts we accumulate, we measure both our follies and our accomplishments.

Fight if you wish. Deny what is before you if it comforts you. But nothing you do can change your fate.

The only antidote for the corrosive poison of violence is finding peace within yourself.

The purpose of life is not to do what we want but what needs to be done.

Basically, I would be happy with any profession where I got to be creative and make things.

Come, kiss me sweet, and then let us return to bed, for I am tired, and I would sleep.

The whole of the world could be deduced from the smallest grain of sand, if one studied it closely enough.

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.

Can someone be truly good if they never have the opportunity to act badly?

It's better to be sworn to an honest fool than to a lying scholar

Shall we dance,friend of my heart?
We shall, little one.

Your troubles will always bve my troubles,so long as were married.

Without fear there cannot be courage.

I've stood outside my house in Montana looking at the northern lights ... crackling against the night sky. To me, that's magic.

Do not become so attached to any one belief than you cannot see past it to another possibility.

Live in the present, remember the past, and fear not the future, for it doesn't exist and never shall. There is only now.

Wise? No, I simply learned to think.

The songs of the dead are the lamentations of the living.

He's acting as foolish as a kitten ... but then, everyone's entitled to a little foolishness once in a while.

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.

HERE LIES BROM
Who was a Dragon Rider
And like a father
To me.
May his name live on in glory.

Into the sky to win or die.

Ajihad: You are an enigma, Eragon, a quandary that no one knows how to solve.

You worry about a crack in the floor while the whole mountain is about to come down on us!

Give men your ear, but not your heart. Show respect for those in power, but don't follow them blindly. Judge with logic and reason, but comment not.

Have I ever told you how glad I am we're not enemies? Eragon asked.
No, but it's very sweet of you.

A solitary finger of light fell upon it, illuminating motes of golden dust floating in the air.

I always say, better ask forgiveness than permission.

To have a child is the greatest honor and responsibility that can be bestowed upon any living being.
- Arya

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.

It's better to ask forgiveness than permission.
- Brom

Whenever we kill, we kill a part of ourselves.