Christopher Paolini

To know who you are without any delusions or sympathy is a moment of revelation that no one experiences unscathed.

The warrior who can adapt the easiest to the unexpected is the warrior who will live the longest.

The only true guide is your heart. Nothing less than its supreme desire can help you.

If you don`t make a few enemies every now and then, you`re a coward - or worse.

Everyone wants to eat, but no one wants to be eaten.

Misfortune always comes to those who wait. The trick is to find happiness in the brief gaps between disasters.

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

To have a child is the greatest honor and responsibility that can be bestowed upon any living being.

The purpose of life is not to do what we want but what needs to be done.

You must learn... to see what you are looking at.

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

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

Books should go where they will be most appreciated, and not sit unread, gathering dust on a forgotten shelf.