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The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon (Tales from Alagaësia #1; The Inheritance Cycle World) QUOTES

The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon (Tales from Alagaësia #1; The Inheritance Cycle World) QUOTES

1 " Sometimes you have to stand and fight. Sometimes running away isn't an option. "

― Christopher Paolini , The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon (Tales from Alagaësia #1; The Inheritance Cycle World)

2 " Elva just stared, a wise conversational technique that I recommend in a great many situations. "

― Christopher Paolini , The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon (Tales from Alagaësia #1; The Inheritance Cycle World)

3 " Sailing down from the underside of the firelit clouds was a small ship of grass, "

― Christopher Paolini , The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon (Tales from Alagaësia #1; The Inheritance Cycle World)

4 " rekk "

― Christopher Paolini , The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon (Tales from Alagaësia #1; The Inheritance Cycle World)

5 " You can't break something and mend it a moment later with pretty words. Broken things stay broken. Wounds heal into scars, not skin. "

― Christopher Paolini , The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon (Tales from Alagaësia #1; The Inheritance Cycle World)

6 " Strive for wisdom! Or at least a decrease in idiocy. "

― Christopher Paolini , The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon (Tales from Alagaësia #1; The Inheritance Cycle World)

7 " After a moment, she felt Tornac pull her sleeve back down, and he said, "That... is a very impressive scar. You should be proud of it."
Confused, she looked back at him. "Why? It's ugly, and I hate it."
A faint smile played around the corners of his lips. "Because a scar means you survived. It means you're tough and hard to kill. It means you lived. A scar is something to admire. "

― Christopher Paolini , The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon (Tales from Alagaësia #1; The Inheritance Cycle World)

8 " Blaming the dead for our mistakes never accomplishes much. "

― Christopher Paolini , The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon (Tales from Alagaësia #1; The Inheritance Cycle World)

9 " - I have questions, he said.
- Then you have more wisdom than most. "

― Christopher Paolini , The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon (Tales from Alagaësia #1; The Inheritance Cycle World)

10 " Was that a true story?”
“Of course it was a true story!” exclaimed Skarghaz, stomping back to his chair. “We would not tell you a story that said wrong things about the world, Rider.”
“No, I mean, did it really happen? "

― Christopher Paolini , The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon (Tales from Alagaësia #1; The Inheritance Cycle World)

11 " Happiness, Eragon had decided, was a fleeting, futile thing to pursue. Contentment, on the other hand, was a far more worthwhile goal. "

― Christopher Paolini , The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon (Tales from Alagaësia #1; The Inheritance Cycle World)

12 " She took the fork. “Thank you,” she said, solemn. “All good weapons deserve a name,” said Tornac. “Especially magical ones. What would you call this one?” Essie thought for a second and then said, “Mister Stabby! "

― Christopher Paolini , The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon (Tales from Alagaësia #1; The Inheritance Cycle World)

13 " May Mister Stabby always bring you good fortune. "

― Christopher Paolini , The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon (Tales from Alagaësia #1; The Inheritance Cycle World)

14 " In light of my impending dotage, I decided to put pen to paper and write an account of my life. An autobiography of sorts, if you will."
"Your impending dotage, eh?" The curly-haired woman didn't look any older than her early twenties. Eragon hefted the packet. "And what am I supposed to do with this?"
"Read it, of course!" said Angela. "Why else would I traipse across the whole of Alagaësia and beyond but to get the informed opinion of a man raised as an illiterate farmer?"
Eragon eyed her for a long moment. "Very funny. "

― Christopher Paolini , The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon (Tales from Alagaësia #1; The Inheritance Cycle World)

15 " Porque una cicatriz significa que has sobrevivido. Significa que eres dura y que no es tan fácil matarte. Significa que "has vivido". Una cicatriz es algo que hay que admirar.
[...]
-Se equivoca. Solo quiere decir que estás rota.
[...]
-Pero a veces, si trabajas muy duro, puedes reparar una rotura y cerrarla con más fuerza que nunca. "

― Christopher Paolini , The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon (Tales from Alagaësia #1; The Inheritance Cycle World)

16 " ¿Se preocupa el águila por lo que dura el día? ¿Lo hacen el oso, el ciervo o los peces del mar? No. ¿Por qué tienes que hacerlo tú, pues? Haz lo que puedas y deja todo lo demás para mañana. "

― Christopher Paolini , The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon (Tales from Alagaësia #1; The Inheritance Cycle World)

17 " Many will advise you to dig for the truth, but you must never, never do that. I have dug. I have seen what lies below, and I would not wish that upon the worst of you. "

― Christopher Paolini , The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon (Tales from Alagaësia #1; The Inheritance Cycle World)

18 " And the elves...the elves were elegant and efficient and polite to a fault, but once they made a decision, they would not or could not change their minds. Dealing with them had proven far more frustrating than Eragon had anticipated, and the more time he spent around them, the more he'd begun to agree with Orik's opinion of elves. They were best admired from a distance. "

― Christopher Paolini , The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon (Tales from Alagaësia #1; The Inheritance Cycle World)

19 " There are parts missing,” he said.
The herbalist fluttered her hand, as if the matter was of no consequence. “That’s because I’m writing them out of order. It’s how my brain works.”
“But how do you know that” - he squinted at a page - “this is supposed to be chapter one hundred twenty-five and not, say, one hundred twenty-three?”
“Because,” said Angela with a superior expression, “I have faith in the gods, and they reward my devotion.”
“No, you don’t,” said Eragon. He leaned forward, feeling as if he’d just gained the advantage in a sparring match. “You don’t have faith in anyone but yourself.”
She made an expression of mock outrage. “Here now! You dare question my conviction, Shur’tugal?!”
“Not at all. I just question where it’s directed. "

― Christopher Paolini , The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon (Tales from Alagaësia #1; The Inheritance Cycle World)

20 " They’ve planned for every possible way out of here.”
But not, I thought, the impossible ways. "

― Christopher Paolini , The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon (Tales from Alagaësia #1; The Inheritance Cycle World)