Book of Quotes

Brisingr

The Inheritance Cycle: Brisingr by Christopher Paolini

- “Perhaps not one religion contains all of the truth of the world. Perhaps every religion contains fragments of the truth, and it is our responsibility to identify those fragments and piece them together.”

- “Have I ever told you how glad I am we're not enemies? Eragon asked.

No, but it's very sweet of you."

- “The purpose of life is not to do what we want but what needs to be done.”

- “Death is part of who we are. It guides

us. It shapes us. It drives us to madness. Can you still be human if you have no mortal end”

- “You would be amazed how many magicians have died after being bitten by mad rabbits. It's far more common than you might think."

- “The monsters of the mind are far worse than those that actually exist.”

- “If he fancied her anymore," Saphira said to both Eragon and Roran, "I'd be trying to kiss Arya myself."

- “I've never been helpless, I just have powerful enemies”

- “You named your sword Fire? Fire? What kind of a boring name is that? You might as well name your sword 'Blazing Blade' and be done with it. Fire indeed. Humph. Wouldn't you rather have a sword called Sheepbiter or Chrysanthemum Cleaver or something else with imagination?”

- “Love can be a terrible curse, Eragon. It can make you overlook even the largest flaws in a person's behavior.” 

- “Only men would think of cutting themselves to determine who the packleader is. Idiots.” 

- “When someone refuses to tell me a certain piece of information, it only makes me that much more determined to find out the truth. I hate being ignorant. For me, a question unanswered is like a thorn in my side” 

- “Whatever you do, protect those you care for. Without them, life is more miserable than you can imagine.” 

- “I already have one Sheepbiter here,” said Eragon, and laid a hand on Saphira. “Why would I need another?”

Angela broke out into a wide smile. “So you’re not entirely devoid of wit after all! There just might be hope for you.” And she danced off toward the keep, twirling her doublebladed staff by her side and muttering, “Fire? Bah!”

A soft growl emanated from Saphira, and she said, Be careful whom you call Sheepbiter, Eragon, or you might get bitten yourself. 

Yes, Saphira.” 

- “I own a book,' he thought, delighted"

- “Are not all religions strange to those who stand outside of them?” 

- “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.” 

- “They enveloped each other within the folds of their thoughts, holding each other with an intimacy no physical embrace could replicate, allowing their identities to merge once again. Their greatest comfort was a simple one: they were no longer alone. To know that you were with the one who cared for you, and who understood every fiber of your being, and who would not abandon you even in the most desperate of circumstances, that was the most precious relationship a person could have, and they both cherished it. ”

- “The trickster, the riddler, the keeper of balance, he of the many faces who finds life in death and who fears no evil; he who walks through doors.”