“Happiness is a strange, frightening, fragile feeling when you're not used to it.”

“Unless they're utterly heartless, people put a certain value on human life. It keeps us from killing each other off for no reason. But for leaders like you and me, a moral high ground is too absolu...”

“The ice inside me melts. Suddenly, I'm burning up and terrified, scared I'll be too weak to resist.Scratch that - I'm petrified I've already given in.”

“I dread this power he has over me. It makes me want to tell him all my secrets and see if he still wants me.”

“I roll my eyes. "Oh, the woe of being adored."Beta Sinta grins. "It's a hard life.”

“I want him everywhere. I burn for him in places he hasn't even touched.”

“Youre the shield, and Im the sword.”

“Its just you always Run, I finish for him I gaze up at him. Soft light plays over his striking features the hard planes of his cheekbones, his strong jaw, the slight hook in his nose. Ill still ru...”

“For Hell and the foul fiend that rulesGod's everlasting fiery jails(Devised by rogues, dreaded by fools),With his grim, grisly dog that keeps the door,Are senseless stories, idle tales,Dreams, whim...”

“Nothing is what one thinks it is. Cloth is stone and circus is an art. There are no certainties.”

“Something about the circus stirs their souls, and they ache for it when it is absent.”

“When we realize that we are not the mind, we do not exist as a labled person. We also experience all circus around us does not exist either.”

“Dragons are a manifestation of things we fear. More often than not, those fears prove to be just as daunting and just as imaginary.”

“Breathing in the scent of his hair, I realized I'd needed him my whole life, before we even met. First, his music and the way he taught me through books and recordings. Then, he saved my life and r...”

“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 crazy? They'll..." Eragon's voice trailed off as he...”