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
beliefs characters discuss given represent
I don't discuss my own beliefs in public, but I will say the beliefs I've given my characters do not necessarily represent what I myself believe.
engaged projects pursuing touch
I had friends growing up; there were other home-schoolers we were in touch with so we weren't isolated, and I've always been happy engaged in my own projects and pursuing my own goals.
half inspired strikes truly writer
If you want to be a professional writer then you need to write consistently. Inspiration strikes about once every blue moon which, for me, is once every two and a half to three months, which is when I'll get really and truly inspired about something.
possesses
I like to think that he possesses my better traits, ... But he is very much his own person.
hunt
If you ever kill off Saphira, I will hunt you down.
negative injury handicaps
A negative outlook is more of a handicap than any physical injury.
surrender eragon halt
What is the worth of anything we do? The worth is in the act. Your worth halts when you surrender the will to change and experience life
blow mind would-be
Always it is thus with my new students, and especially with the human ones; the mind is the last muscle they train or use, and the one that they regard the least. Ask them about swordplay and they can list every blow from a duel a month old, but ask them to solve a problem or make a coherent statement and... well, I would be lucky to get more than a blank stare in return.
strange
Are not all religions strange to those who stand outside of them?
life-is-too-short fighting way
Life is too short to fight every idiot along your way.
nice mean blue
Haven't had your fill of interesting events?" "Never. They are the spice of life." She held up her half-finished hat. "How do you like it?" "It's nice. The blue is pretty. But what do the runes say?" "Raxacori-Oh, never mind. It wouldn't mean a thing to you anyway. Safe travels to you and Saphira, Eragon. And remember to watch out for earwigs and wild hamsters. Ferocious things, wild hamsters."
enlightenment eragon persons
A person must earn enlightenment, Eragon. It is not handed down to you by others, regardless of how revered they be.
ivory way legs
He tapped one of the ivory spikes between his legs and said, 'There be as good a way to lose your manhood as ever I've seen'.
too-late late
Too late. It's hatched.