Brisingr (The Inheritance Cycle, #3)

by Christopher Paolini

Misfortune always comes to those who wait. The trick is to find happiness in the brief gaps between disasters.

Books should go where they will be most appreciated, and not sit unread, gathering dust on a forgotten shelf,

How am I supposed to know which religion is the true religion? he wondered. Just because someone follows a certain faith does not necessarily mean it is the right path.… Perhaps no 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. Or perhaps the elves are right and there are no gods. But how can I know for sure?

To know that you were with one who cared for you, and who understood every fiber of your being, and who would not abandon you in even the most desperate of circumstances, that was the most precious relationship a person could have,

If you wish to be happy, Eragon, think not of what is to come nor of that which you have no control over but rather of the now and of that which you are able to change.”