The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm (Tales from Alagaësia, #1)

by Christopher Paolini

Always there will be work, she said, walking over to the desk. The tips of her gleaming claws tapped against the stone. Always there will be those who need something of us, but you have to take care of yourself, little one. You’ve done enough for the day. Put aside your pen and let go of your worries. There is still light in the sky.

“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.”

Strive for wisdom! Or at least a decrease in idiocy. —Angela of Many Names

Just because something was difficult or uncomfortable didn’t mean it wasn’t worth doing.

Just because something was did not mean it should always be.

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