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"We will carry your message. May your swords stay sharp," said Brom."And yours."
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"There is no forgiveness. For women. A man may lose his honor and regain it again. But a woman cannot. She cannot."

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

"Gold is good in its place; but loving, brave, patriotic men are better than gold."

"I should have forfeited my own self-respect, and perhaps the good opinion of my countrymen, if I had failed to resent such an injury by calling the offender in question to a personal account."

"As for men, they must learn bravery and live for Pleasure and for Beauty. More important than those two things should stand only one thing for him... Honor. A man's honor should be more sacred to him than his life - especially in our age, a time when very few men know what honor is."
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"Let'sss just kill him," said the shorter Ra'zac. "He has caused us much grief." The taller one ran his finger down his sword. "A good plan. But remember, the king's instructions were to keep them alive."-from Eragon, Chapter Title: The Ra'zac's Revenge."

"Who is it who decides that one man should live and another should die? My life wasn't worth any more than his, but he's the one who's buried, while I get to enjoy at least a few more hours above the ground. Is it chance, random and cruel, or is there some purpose or pattern to all this, even if it lies beyond our ken?"

"I won't tell you what to believe, Eragon. It is far better to be taught to think critically and then be allowed to make your own decisions than to have someone else's notions thrust upon you."

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

"Live in the present, remember the past, and fear not the future, for it doesn't exist and never shall. There is only now."

"Whatever you make, base it upon that which is most important to you. Only then will it have depth and meaning, and only then will it resonate with others."

"When you teach them-teach them not to fear. Fear is good in small amounts, but when it is a constant, pounding companion, it cuts away at who you are and makes it hard to do what you know is right."

"When the sun touched the earth, it spread out along the horizon like a giant yolk oozing free of its skin."
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