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Saphira waved her tail, the tip whistling loudly. "I'm not asking you to. However, if we attack first, we may gain the advantage." "Have you gone craz...more

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

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Death is part of who we are. It guidesus. It shapes us. It drives us to madness. Can you still be human if you have no mortal end

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But the constant motion of the flames soon lulled him into a passive state where unrelated fragments of thoughts, sounds, images, and emotions drifted...more

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No matter how careful we are, if we live long enough, eventually one of us will die. It is not a happy thought, but it is the truth. Such is the way o...more

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I'm healthy as an ox. And you?" "To compare myself with a bovine would be both ridiculous and insulting, but I'm fit as ever, if that is what you are ...more

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No, he said, we are not alone. I have you, and you have me. And there is Arya and Nasuada and Orik, and many others besides who will help us along our...more

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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 ri...more

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How terrible," said Eragon, "to die alone, separate even from the one who is closest to you."

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I have a new name for

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

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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.

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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.

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Eragon went to see the dragon for the first time since it had spoken to him. He approached apprehensively, aware now that it was an equal."Eragon.""Is...more

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Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.