Christopher Paolini

I'm not fighting for myself anymore.... It makes a difference.

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The greatest enemy is one that has nothing to lose.

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Finding one's place in the world is never easy.Have courage and be true to who you are.Remember, those who dare to be different areOften the ones who change the world.

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Power without moral direction is the most dangerous force in the world.

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In El-harím, there lived a man, a man with yellow eyes.To me, he said, Beware the whispers, for they whisper lies.Do not wrestle with the demons of the dark,Else upon your mind they'll place a mark;Do not listen to the shadows of the deep,Else they haunt you even when you sleep.

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

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I cannot pretend that I regard this with favor, but the purpose of life is not what we want but what needs to be done.

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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.

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Into the sky to win or die.

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

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Leave the dead to the Earth. They are not for us.

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I have a new name for

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Unlike the majority of people, he did not hate or fear the wilderness; as harsh as the empty lands were, they possessed a grace and a beauty that no artifice could compete with and that he found restorative.

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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.

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Keep in mind, Eragon, that no one thinks himself a villain, and few make decisions they think are wrong. A person may dislike his choice, but he will stand by it because, even in the worst circumstances, he believes that it was the best option available to him at the time.

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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.

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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?

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But you possess one quality that no one else does. Oh? Your identity. Your history, deeds and situation. Use those to shape your creation and you will produce something unique. 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.

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Her sculptured face was as perfect as a painting.

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

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Quotes by Christopher Paolini