Christopher Paolini Quotes (93 Quotes)

Always it is thus with my new students, and especially with the human ones; the mind is the last muscle they train or use, and the one that they regard the least. Ask them about swordplay and they can list every blow from a duel a month old, but ask them to solve a problem or make a coherent statement and... well, I would be lucky to get more than a blank stare in return.

Wise? No, I simply learned to think.

It s funny to see a hatchling like you beaten by the old one.

With her jaws and talons, Saphira tore through an Urgal.

Don't defoul the air. It ill becomes you. - Oromis

You cannot miss what you have never had.

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.

I agree that is it important to be of a virtuous nature, but I would also contend that if you had to choose between giving a man a noble disposition or teaching him to think clearly, you'd do better to teach him to think clearly. Too many problems in this world are cause by men with noble dispositions and clouded minds.

A hatchling, that is what you are. A hatchling struggling into the world. I may be younger than you in years, but I am ancient in my thoughts. Do not worry about these things. Find peace in where and what you are. People often know what must be done. All you need to do is show them the way - that is wisdom.

Life is pain...anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something

Some troubles no one else should have to endure,especially not those you love.

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

Do not dwell on what once was, but rather look forward and ponder how you can make the future brighter

May your swords stay sharp -Brom

The best remedy for what ails me is being with you here under the sun.

It is a better world. A place where we ate responsible for our actions, where we can be kind to one another because we want to and becauseit is the right thing to do instead of being frightened into behaving by the threat of divine punishment.

Engaged in a fiery dance, their bodies were linked and seperated by the flashing blades. At times they nearly touched, taut skin only a hair's breadth away, but then momentum would whirl them apart, and they would withdraw for a second, only to join again. Their sinuous forms wove together like twisting ropes of windblown smoke.

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.

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

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

Es una tontería afligirse sin motivos.

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

The trick is to find happiness in the brief gaps between disasters.

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

First, let no one rule your mind or body. Take special care that your thoughts remain unfettered... . 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. Consider none your superior whatever their rank or station in life. Treat all fairly, or they will seek revenge. Be careful with your money. Hold fast to your beliefs and others will listen.

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

The trickster, the riddler, the keeper of balance, he of the many faces who finds life in death and who fears no evil; he who walks through doors.

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

Forgive me if I stare, I knew you were young, but even then I was expecting someone a little more, well, more.

Sometimes there are no answers.

There is no more exciting sport than flying, for if you lose, you die.

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

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.

Thats the spirit-one part brave,three parts fool.

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.

Magic is the art of thinking, not strength or language.

From the corner of his eye, Eragon saw Orik hewing Urgal necks with mighty blows of his ax.

The greatest enemy is one that has nothing to lose.

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

The poison dart hidden in the raisin tart. ...

I believe, Eragon, that you are full of love and that you are looking for one who will reciprocate your affection. No shame exists in that.

The sea is emotion incarnate. It loves, hates, and weeps. It defies all attempts to capture it with words and rejects all shackles. No matter what you say about it, there is always that which you can't.

What will happen will happen and I won't waste my time worrying.

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

I refuse to repent, and I won't plague myself over what is done and past

The worth is in the act. Your worth halts when you surrender the will to change and experience life. But options are before you; choose one and dedicate yourself to it. The deeds will give you new hope and purpose.

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

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

I'll fight when needed, revel when there's an occasion, mourn when there is greif and die if my time comes...But I will not let anyone use me against my will.

There is much you can learn from books and scrolls. These books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.