Christopher Paolini
Christopher Paolini
Christopher James Paolini is an American author. He is best known as the author of the Inheritance Cycle, which consists of the books Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr and Inheritance. He currently lives in Paradise Valley, Montana, where he wrote his first book...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth17 November 1983
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Christopher Paolini quotes about
believe men imagination
It is an overactive imagination that turns men into cowards, not a surfeit of fear, as many believe
ocean blood wade
For my love, I will wade through an ocean of blood, even if it destroys me
past broken miracle
I cannot prove that gods do not exist. Nor can I prove that the world and everything in it was not created by an entity or entities in the distant past. But I can tell you that in the millennia we elves have studied nature, we have never witnessed an instance where the rules that govern the world have been broken. That is, we have never seen a miracle. Many events have defied our ability to explain, but we are convinced that we failed because we are still woefully ignorant about the universe and not because a deity altered the workings of nature.
writing strive lyrical
In my writing, I strive for a lyrical beauty somewhere between Tolkien at his best and Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf
Change itself is neither good nor bad, but knowledge is always useful.
enlightenment eragon persons
A person must earn enlightenment, Eragon. It is not handed down to you by others, regardless of how revered they be.
digging-a-hole holes persons
I'm the sort of person that starts digging a hole and doesn't stop until it's finished.
grateful writing stories
I love telling stories and I love writing so the fact that I can do it professionally is something that I've always been very grateful for.
cost matter cherish
You must be willing to protect yourself and what you cherish, no matter what the cost.
quiet occasional function
No-one can function properly without occasional peace and quiet.
character born
Characters are born from necessity.
moments revelations delusion
To know who you are without any delusions or sympathy is a moment of revelation that no one experiences unscathed.
love powerful heart
Of the affairs of love ... my only advice is to be honest. That's your most powerful tool to unlock a heart or gain forgiveness.
anger mind poison
Anger is poison. You must purge it from your mind or else it will corrupt your better nature.