“Understanding breeds empathy.”

“Ignorance, fear, hate: these are our enemies. Deny them with all your might. -Oromis”

“Whatever you make, base it upon that which is most important to you. Only then will it have depth and meaning, and only then will it resonate with others.”

“Those whom we most love are often the most alien to us.”

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

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

“Into the sky to win or die.”

“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 asking.”

“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 my will.”

“Pain is not the same as suffering. Left to itself, the body discharges pain spontaneously, letting go of it the moment that the underlying cause is healed. Suffering is pain that we hold on to. It ...”

“In pleasant peace and security How suddenly the soul in a man begins to die He shall look up above the stalled oxen Envying the cruel falcon, And dig under the straw for a stone To bruise himself on.”

“It is amazing, though, what pains your subconscious will undergo in achieve sustainable peace.”