Christopher Paolini Quotes - Page 4

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• Better to die than to live in fear.

  Christopher Paolini

  Dies

  Christopher Paolini (2012). “Inheritance Deluxe Edition with Video (The Inheritance Cycle, Book 4)”, p.621, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• Personally, I had a great education. My mum was a trained teacher, a Montessori teacher, and I know that I could not have written 'Eragon' if I had gone into a public school system because I would have just been too busy attending classes and doing homework - I wouldn't have had the time to write.

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  Teacher, Writing, School

  "Christopher Paolini: 'Inspiration strikes about once every blue moon'" by Michelle Pauli, www.theguardian.com. November 16, 2011.

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• 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)

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  Knowing, Water, Cliffs

  Christopher Paolini (2014). “The Inheritance Cycle Complete Collection: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance”, p.680, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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

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  Fate, Design

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

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  Care, Life Is, Miserable

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• ...even the donkeys were quiet.

  Christopher Paolini

  Quiet, Donkey

  Christopher Paolini (2014). “The Inheritance Cycle Complete Collection: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance”, p.825, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• Wind howled throught the night, carrying the scent that would change the world.

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  Night, Wind, World

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

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  Names, Trying, Males

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• I'm afraid I've degenerated into a bibliophile.

  Christopher Paolini

  Bibliophiles

  Christopher Paolini (2014). “The Inheritance Cycle Complete Collection: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance”, p.237, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• What a strange expression said the herbalist who would compare themselves to chopped liver in the first place? If you have to to choose an organ why not pick a gallbladder or a thymus gland instead? Much more interesting than a liver. Or what about chopped t-

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  Expression, Interesting, Why Not

  Christopher Paolini (2012). “Inheritance Deluxe Edition (The Inheritance Cycle, Book 4)”, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• Applied properly, it [logic] can overcome any lack of wisdom, which one only gains through age and experience.

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  Age, Overcoming, Gains

  Christopher Paolini (2014). “The Inheritance Cycle Complete Collection: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance”, p.1020, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• All great fighting is the same, Eragon, even as all great warriors are the same. Past a certain point, it does not matter whether you wield a sword, a claw, a tooth or a tail. It is true, you must be capable with your weapon, but anyone with the time, and the inclination can acquire technical proficiency. To achieve greatness, though, that requires artistry. That requires imagination and thoughtfulness, and it is those qualities that the best warriors share, even if, on the surface, they appear completely different.

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  Fighting, Warrior, Past

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

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  Eye, Mind, Letters

  Christopher Paolini (2014). “The Inheritance Cycle Complete Collection: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance”, p.257, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• 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.

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  Struggle, Years, People

  Christopher Paolini (2014). “The Inheritance Cycle Complete Collection: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance”, p.507, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• I need no master to punish me in order to behave as I ought. If I did, I would be no more than a child who obeys his father's rules only because he fears the whip, and not because he actually means good.

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  Children, Father, Mean

  Christopher Paolini (2012). “Inheritance Deluxe Edition (The Inheritance Cycle, Book 4)”, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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

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  Flaws, Eragon, Behavior

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

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  Air, Ill, Oromis

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• I'm not the person I once was. I have Thorn now, and... I'm not fighting for myself anymore....It makes a difference....I used to think you were a fool to keep risking your life as you have...I know better now. I understand...why. I understand...' His [Murtagh] eyes widened and his grimace relaxed, as if his pain was forgotten, and an inner light seemed to illuminate his features. 'I understand-we understand.

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  Pain, Eye, Fighting

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

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  Believe, Thinking, Taught

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• Treat all fairly or they will seek revenge.

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  Revenge, Eragon, Treats

  Christopher Paolini (2014). “The Inheritance Cycle Complete Collection: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance”, p.89, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• 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.

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  Grateful, Writing, Stories

  "Christopher Paolini: 'Inspiration strikes about once every blue moon'". Interview with Michelle Pauli, www.theguardian.com. November 16, 2011.

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• 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.

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  Home, Heart, Fighting

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• I built two forges when I was in my teens. I was just really, really into metalworking and making stuff.

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  Two, Teens, Stuff

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• I have 20 or 30 books completely plotted out in my mind - mysteries, thrillers, horror, romance, science fiction. You name it.

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  Book, Names, Romance

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• It is foolish to conjure up woe where none exists.

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  Woe, Foolish

  Christopher Paolini (2014). “The Inheritance Cycle Complete Collection: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance”, p.165, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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