“I cannot pretend that I regard this with favor, but the purpose of life is not to do what we want but what needs to be done. This is what fate demands of us. - Oromis”

“Book should go where they will be most appreciated, and not sit unread, gathering dust on a forgotten shelf, don't you agree?”

“Treat all fairly or they will seek revenge.”

“The whole of the world could be deduced from the smallest grain of sand, if one studied it closely enough.”

“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.”

“As Roran watched, the man's arms, neck, and chest shriveled, and his bones appeared in sharp relief-from the bowlike curve of his collarbones to the hollow saddle of his hips, where his stomach hung like an empty waterskin. His lips puckered and drew back farther than they were intended to over his yellow teeth, baring them in a grisly snarl, while his eyeballs deflated as if they were engorged ticks being squished empty of blood, and the surrounding flesh sank inward.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“My mind is the only sanctuary that has not been stolen from me.”