30 quotes
When you can have anything you want by uttering a few words, the goal matters not, only the journey to it.
Eldest (2005)
Live in the present, remember the past, and fear not the future, for it doesn't exist and never shall. There is only now.
Eldest (2005)
‘You of all people should know that everything in this world must be paid for, whether in gold, time, or blood.’
Inheritance (2011)
Applied properly, it [logic] can overcome any lack of wisdom, which one only gains through age and experience.
Eldest (2005)
“I am the victor. In the end nothing else matters.’
Inheritance (2011)
To search and seek among the outer bounds,
And when we land upon a distant shore,
To seek another yet farther still.
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars (2020)
No-one can function properly without occasional peace and quiet.
Eldest (2005)
The songs of the dead are the lamentations of the living.
Eldest (2005)
You must learn to see what you are looking at.
Inheritance (2011)
Change is neither good nor bad, but knowledge is always useful.
Inheritance (2011)
Those whom we love are often the most alien to us.
Eldest (2005)
‘Fight if you wish. Deny what is before you if it comforts you. But nothing you do can change your fate.’
Inheritance (2011)
‘You cheated.’ ‘No, I exploited a weakness in my opponent. There is a difference.’
Inheritance (2011)
‘I am not who I was, but I know who I am.’
Inheritance (2011)
So tell me, is it true that men have ten toes, as is said?
Eldest (2005)
My father's work will not go unfinished, even if it takes me to the grave.
Eldest (2005)
Characters are born from necessity.
Eldest (2005)
‘I don’t know how else to teach you what you need to learn except by showing you your mistakes over and over again until you stop making them.’
Inheritance (2011)
"Well, I suppose I won't see you for a while. So farewell, good luck, avoid roasted cabbage, don't eat ear wax, and look on the bright side of life!"
Eldest (2005)
‘Then I guess we have no choice but to go forward. When have we ever had any choice but to go forward?’
Inheritance (2011)