Christopher Paolini Quotes About Fighting

Quotes about: Fighting

• A true warrior does not fight because he wishes to but because he has to. A man who yearns for war, a man who enjoys his killing, he is a brute and a monster. No matter how much glory he wins on the battlefield, that cannot erase the fact that he is no better than a rabid wolf who will turn on his friends and family as soon as his foes.

  Christopher Paolini

  War, Fighting, Winning

  Christopher Paolini (2014). “The Inheritance Cycle Complete Collection: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance”, p.1968, Knopf Books for Young Readers

• I'll fight when needed, revel when there's an occasion, mourn when there is greif and die if my time comes...But I will not let anyone use me against my will.

  Christopher Paolini

  Fighting, Use, Eragon

  Christopher Paolini (2014). “The Inheritance Cycle Complete Collection: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance”, p.489, Knopf Books for Young Readers

• They may fight with us, but they don't fight for us.

  Christopher Paolini

  Fighting, May, Eldest

  Christopher Paolini (2014). “The Inheritance Cycle Complete Collection: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance”, p.738, Knopf Books for Young Readers

• I'm not the person I once was. I have Thorn now, and... I'm not fighting for myself anymore....It makes a difference....I used to think you were a fool to keep risking your life as you have...I know better now. I understand...why. I understand...' His [Murtagh] eyes widened and his grimace relaxed, as if his pain was forgotten, and an inner light seemed to illuminate his features. 'I understand-we understand.

  Christopher Paolini

  Pain, Eye, Fighting

• They have not the heart for this battle. So think of your families, think of your homes, and remember it is they you are fighting for.

  Christopher Paolini

  Home, Heart, Fighting

• If any honor existed in war, it was in fighting to protect others from harm

  Christopher Paolini

  War, Fighting, Honor

  Christopher Paolini (2014). “The Inheritance Cycle Complete Collection: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance”, p.612, Knopf Books for Young Readers

• Life is too short to fight every idiot along your way.

  Christopher Paolini

  Life Is Too Short, Fighting, Way

• All great fighting is the same, Eragon, even as all great warriors are the same. Past a certain point, it does not matter whether you wield a sword, a claw, a tooth or a tail. It is true, you must be capable with your weapon, but anyone with the time, and the inclination can acquire technical proficiency. To achieve greatness, though, that requires artistry. That requires imagination and thoughtfulness, and it is those qualities that the best warriors share, even if, on the surface, they appear completely different.

  Christopher Paolini

  Fighting, Warrior, Past

• Fight if you wish. Deny what is before you if it comforts you. But nothing you do can change your fate.

  Christopher Paolini

  Fighting, Fate, Wish

  Christopher Paolini (2011). “Inheritance: Book Four”, p.688, Random House

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