Christopher Paolini

One part brave, three parts fool. [said of Eragon]

Solembum: Knowing is independent of being. I did not know you existed before you bumbled in here and ruined my nap. Yet that doesn't mean you weren't real before you woke me.

Durza: Congratulations. You've just been promoted.

"You don’t know what it is to reach my age, look back, and realize that you don’t remember much of it: then to look forward and know that many years still lie ahead of you..."

"You aren't the only enemies the Ra'zac have. I was tracking them."

Saphira: Together we can cast spells that are beyond either of us.

That's the problem! I've been choosing male names. You are a she!

"My mind is the only sanctuary that has not been stolen from me. Men have tried to breach it before, but I've learned to defend it vigorously, for I am only safe with my innermost thoughts."

Eragon: Should I kill him?

If Murtagh will prove untrustworthy, Saphira can always chase him away. Join us if you wish.

Eragon: "Humor, Murtagh?" Murtagh: "Only on the gallows."

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. As for feats, no army could have given the blessing you did.