Top 380 Christopher Paolini Quotes (2024 Update)
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301. “Life was the most dangerous thing there was.”

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302. “Perhaps no one religion contains all 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. Or perhaps the elves are right and there are no gods. But how can I know for sure?” – Pg 479 Brisingr.”

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303. “Gregorovich continued: “Could I advise myself in the past, prior to my transition, I would tell myself to make the most of what I had while I had it. Too often we don’t appreciatethe value of something until it has slipped our grasp.”

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304. “And remember to watch out for earwigs and wild hamsters. Ferocious things, wild hamsters.”

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305. “Every time you leave, I feel as if less of you returns to me.”

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306. “It took Eragon a moment to remember that Aren was the name of Brom’s ring;.”

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307. “So don’t think. Be a sleeper devoid of dreams.”

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308. “However, Oromis and I have had centuries to reconcile ourselves with the fact that such a parting is inevitable. No matter how careful we are, if we live long enough, eventually one of us will die. It is not a happy thought, but it is the truth. Such is the way of the world.”

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309. “Eragon’s rearing – limited as it was by Garrow’s scant tutelage – had exposed him only to the knowledge needed to run a farm.”

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310. “Many will advise you to dig for the truth, but you must never, never do that. I have dug. I have seen what lies below, and I would not wish that upon the worst of you.”

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311. “Later, the stone cracks open and a baby dragon emerges. When Eragon touches her, a silvery mark appears on his palm, and an irrevocable bond is forged between their minds, making Eragon one of the legendary Dragon Riders. He names the dragon Saphira, after a dragon mentioned by the village storyteller, Brom.”

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312. “To know that you were with one who cared for you, and who understood every fiber of your being, and who would not abandon you in even the most desperate of circumstances, that was the most precious relationship a person could have, and both Eragon and Saphira cherished it.”

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313. “Ia tersadar bahwa hal yang dianggapnya luas ternyata hanya sebagian kecil dari sesuatu yang lebih luas lagi.”

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314. “Saphira, Nasuada, Arya, and Roran.”

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315. “Glaedr crouched low to the ground, and Oromis nimbly climbed up his leg and into the saddle on his back. “Come, Eragon and Saphira. We have much to talk about.” The gold dragon leaped off the cliff and circled overhead, rising on an updraft.”

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316. “You were right. But I don’t condemn her for it. Trianna deals with the world in the best way she can, as do we all. I understand that, even if I don’t approve, and understanding – as Oromis said – breeds empathy.”

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317. “That means both that you are exceptionally strong-willed and that you are able to suspend the functioning of your imagination – for it is an overactive imagination that turns men into cowards, not a surfeit of fear, as most believe.”

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318. “Master.” For several minutes, no one spoke. Eragon tried to guess what the elf was thinking, but could glean no information from his masklike visage. Finally, Oromis stirred. “Were you, perchance, given a trinket of some kind in Tarnag, Eragon?”

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319. “Brom finally reveals that he is an agent of the Varden – a rebel group dedicated to overthrowing Galbatorix – and that he had been hiding in Eragon’s village, waiting for a new Dragon Rider to appear. Brom also explains that twenty years ago, he and Jeod stole Saphira’s egg from Galbatorix. In the process, Brom killed Morzan, first and last of the Forsworn. Only two other dragon eggs still exist, both of which remain in Galbatorix’s possession.”

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320. “There’s no such thing as safety. Only degrees of risk.”

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321. “Who you want to be, of course. Isn’t that what all of our decisions come down to? Now I really must be off. People to annoy, places to escape. Choose well, Traveler. Think long. Think fast. Eat the path.”

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322. “MAKING AMENDS “You are late,” said Nasuada as Eragon and Angela found.”

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323. “Eragon – a fifteen-year-old farmboy – is shocked when a polished blue stone appears before him in the range of mountains known as the Spine. Eragon takes the stone to the farm where he lives with his uncle, Garrow, and his cousin, Roran. Garrow and his late wife, Marian, have raised Eragon. Nothing is known of his father; his mother, Selena, was Garrow’s sister and has not been seen since Eragon’s birth.”

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324. “Try not to burn down Aroughs, would you? Cities are rather hard to replace.”

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325. “The universe was so beautiful it hurt. So very, very beautiful. And yet, at the same time, so full of ugliness. Some born of the inexorable demands of entropy; some born of the cruelty that seemed innate to all sentient beings. And none of it made any sense. It was all glorious, horrible nonsense, fit to inspire both despair and numinosity.”

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326. “The universe wasn’t ideal, but it was hardly a prison. After all, you had to exist somewhere; it might as well be here.”

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327. “My only inheritance.”

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328. “A place where we are responsible for our own actions, where we can be kind to one another because we want to and because it is the right thing to do instead of being frightened into behaving by the threat of divine punishment. I won’t tell you what to believe, Eragon. It is far better to be taught to think critically and then be allowed to make your own decisions than to have someone else’s notions thrust upon you.”

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329. “Keep in mind, Eragon, that no one thinks of himself as a villain, and few make decisions they think are wrong.”

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330. “Instead, you must strive to be calm, even if a hundred ravening enemies are snapping at your heels. Empty your mind and allow it to become like a tranquil pool that reflects everything around it and yet remains untouched by its surroundings.”

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331. “By the hurts we accumulate, we measure both our follies and our accomplishments...”

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332. “The Cripple Who Is Whole,” murmured.”

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333. “She had also given them details about Murtagh’s sleeping quarters, what he ate, and even his mood the previous evening.”

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334. “He bent and plucked a tooth, a molar, from the dirt.”

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335. “It’s not my fault my father had a habit of seducing milkmaids wherever he went.”

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336. “It occurred to him that perhaps this was how shooting stars were made: a bird or a dragon or some other earthly creature snatched upward by the inexorable wind and thrown skyward with such speed, they flamed like siege arrows. If so, then he guessed he, Saphira, and Glaedr would make the brightest, most spectacular shooting star in living memory, if anyone was close enough to see their demise so far out to sea.”

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337. “May Mister Stabby always bring you good fortune.”

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338. “Think without thinking, so that you act as if out of instinct and not reason.”

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339. “He was attractive in a rather solid, dark, hairy way.”

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340. “You believe dragons are better than gods?”

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341. “We are made imperfect and must guard against our flaws lest they destroy us.”

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342. “Beware of losing your way, for you are one of the few who are truly free to choose their own fate.”

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343. “A fine Dragon Rider you are, afraid of talking to a large group! If only Galbatorix knew, he could have you at his mercy if he but asked you to make a speech to his troops. Ha! It.”

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344. “I find myself wondering if I have made the right decision.”

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345. “Always you get into trouble when I am not with you. His smile widened. And when you are? I eat the trouble before it eats you.”

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346. “The soldiers cringed.”

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347. “It is not my habit to hand out secrets like candied nuts on winter solstice. Especially not when they belong to others.” He was silent for a few paces. Then: “When someone refuses to tell me a certain piece of information, it only makes me that much more determined to find out the truth. I hate being ignorant. For me, a question unanswered is like a thorn in my side that pains me.”

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348. “When shall the ceremony take place, then?” “In an hour,” said Roran.”

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349. “The pain is of our own making. It only hurts as much as we let it.”

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350. “As difficult as it is, you have to learn to put aside your troubles and concentrate entirely on the task at hand. Find peace within yourself and let your actions flow from there.”

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