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Keep in mind, Eragon, that no one thinks himself a villain, and few make decisions they think are wrong. A person may dislike his choice, but he will stand by it because, even in the worst circumstances, he believes that it was the best option available to him at the time.


Christopher Paolini

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CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI If anything happens, I'm going to pin you to my back and never let you off."
I love you too." ...
CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI He was rarely happy throughout his life but he was a good Rider and a good man.
CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI Whether fate and destiny really exist, the only thing I can do is enjoy the present and live as hono...
CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI I suggest starting with a cat; they have unusual personalities.
CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI They were quiet for a while, eating, then Oromis asked, "Can you tell me, What is the most important...
CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI The worth is in the act. Your worth halts when you surrender your will to change and experience life...
CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI I wasn't confident at the end, not at all. The guys I was with are pretty rapid so I just wanted a g...
LUCA PAOLINI A lot of guys tried to get away on the hills. It was better to go at a certain tempo to the top of t...
LUCA PAOLINI The transition was rough at first. In college, we do not just have the one or two good players on th...
LAUREN PAOLINI The footwork is different, the view of the court is different.
LAUREN PAOLINI I love it here. There's so much to do around campus.
LAUREN PAOLINI Ideas come from Ideas that originate from an Idea
ALAN A. PAOLINI Your only limitation is your imagination.
ALAN A. PAOLINI No doubt Western civilization has in the past been full of wars and revolutions, and the national el...
CHRISTOPHER DAWSON What irritates me is the bland way people go around saying, 'Oh, our attitude has changed. We do...
CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD To 'choose' dogma and faith over doubt and experience is to throw out the ripening vintage a...
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS In short, no pattern is an isolated entity. Each pattern can exist in the world only to the extent t...
CHRISTOPHER ALEXANDER My approach with actors is to try and give them whatever it is they need from me. Direction to me is...
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN Accurst be he that first invented war.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE Confess and be hanged.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE Our swords shall play the orators for us.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE I'm armed with more than complete steel, - The justice of my quarrel.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE What feeds me destroys me.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE All places are alike, and every earth is fit for burial.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE There is no sin but ignorance.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE Virtue is the fount whence honour springs.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE Goodness is beauty in the best estate.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE Above our life we love a steadfast friend.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE I count religion but a childish toy, and hold there is no sin but ignorance.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE Who ever loved that loved not at first sight?
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE Hell hath no limits, nor is circumscribed In one self place, for where we are is hell, And where hel...
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE You should take some responsibility for the way you present yourself. But you should not be hung up ...
CHRISTOPHER REEVE In one way, I suppose, I have been 'in denial' for some time, knowingly burning the candle a...
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS You know, there's nothing you can do about your public image. It is what it is. I just try to do...
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN It's very important not to lose your temper in a courtroom, or in anything else you're doing...
WARREN CHRISTOPHER It's been President Clinton's dream that we'll have finally a fully integrated Europe.
WARREN CHRISTOPHER I had all of one nanosecond to savor the news before we had to move on to other problems.
WARREN CHRISTOPHER I don't want to talk about intelligence matters. I will say, however, that intelligence-communit...
WARREN CHRISTOPHER Hamas, the opponents of Arafat, the opponents of peace, urged a boycott of the election, and yet the...
WARREN CHRISTOPHER Both sides were supposed to release all their prisoners, those were unconditional. There was some pr...
WARREN CHRISTOPHER You know, it's been President Clinton's dream that we'll have finally a fully integrated...
WARREN CHRISTOPHER We've had some fairly intensive discussions leading up to these meetings between NATO and Russia...
WARREN CHRISTOPHER