Those whom we most love are often the most alien to us.
Christopher Paolini, Eldest.
“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.”
“Live in the present, remember the past, and fear not the future, for it doesn't exist and never shall. There is only now.”
“I have a new name for ”
“How terrible," said Eragon, "to die alone, separate even from the one who is closest to you."”
“He felt now that he was not simply close to her, but that he did not know where he ended and she began.”
“Ivan tells Anna: "I used to imagine that being embraced by a woman . . . as something so wonderful that it would make me forget everthing . . . [But] happiness, it turns out, will be to share with ...”
“Analyzing data from 79 men and women who wore inconspicuous devices that recorded some of their conversations over the course of four days, researchers from Washington University and the University...”
“work at our responsibility as parents as if everything in life counted on it, because in fact everything in life does count on it.”
“Happiness [is] only real when shared”
“That's what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you're not so lovable.”
“Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that youve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you sa...”
“As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”
“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there i...”