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"But you possess one quality that no one else does. Oh? Your identity. Your history, deeds and situation. Use those to shape your creation and you will produce something unique. 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."
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"When ill luck besets us to ease the tension we have only to remember that happiness is relative. The next time you are tempted to grumble about what has happened to you why not pause and be glad that it is no worse than it is?"

"Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism."

"Originality is a thing we constantly clamour for, and constantly quarrel with."

"Because of this, originality consists in returning to the origin."

"Originals cost more than imitations."

"Originality usually amounts only to plagiarizing something unfamiliar."

"No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity."
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"He's acting as foolish as a kitten... but then, everyone's entitled to a little foolishness once in a while."

"I cannot pretend that I regard this with favor, but the purpose of life is not what we want but what needs to be done."

"We are no longer awkward younglings. Our enemies may be fearsome, but so are we. It is time we remind them of that."

"Saphira waved her tail, the tip whistling loudly. "I'm not asking you to. However, if we attack first, we may gain the advantage." "Have you gone crazy? They'll..." Eragon's voice trailed off as he thought about it. "They won't be able to do a thing." "Exactly," said Saphira. "We can inflict lots of damage from a safe height." "Let's drop rocks on them!"

"They shared a laugh, and then the silence that so often intruded on their discussion asserted itself once again, a gap born of equal parts weariness, familiarity and--conversely--the many differences that fate had created between those who had once gone about lives that were but variations on a single melody."

"The whole of the world could be deduced from the smallest grain of sand, if one studied it closely enough."

"It's impossible to go through life unscathed. Nor should you want to. By the hurts we accumulate, we measure both our follies and our accomplishments."

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