“Talaith leaned forward, studied her youngest daughter. You think youre evil?Pure evil, Izzy clarified, which got her a rather vicious glare from Rhi. An expression Dagmar had never thought the youn...”

“Nowshe leaned in a bitwould you like to go flying with Grandmum before we take you home, so you can watch her toss cows around for no other reason than her own amusement?Sounds unnecessarily cruel....”

“ibhear isnt my friend. Hes kin. A blood relation.Which means what exactly?To a Cadwaladr, it means that if I have good cause, I could beat the scales off his back and get away with it.”

“A spy novel? Dagmar asked. You two are talking about a spy nov”

“They cant help it, you know. It happens in the egg, she reasoned. As soon as they grow that genitalia, intelligence goes right out the window and were left with this thing that just wants to stick ...”

“It wasnt the first time hed run for his life. And it most likely wouldnot be the last. In the past few decades, though, hed mostly run fromangry fathers whod found him where they felt he should not...”

“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...”

“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”

“I've always said that idleness dulls the spirit. We have to keep the brain busy, or at least the hands if we don't have a brain.”

“If your workplace was somehow transplanted into the jungle and everyone was forced to survive at a very primitive level, it's safe to say that eventually your boss would rape you.”