I Am Not Who I Was, But

You Cannot Miss What You Have Never Had.

If I Spent My Time Worrying About What Other People Would Think Of My Work, I Would Be Too Self-conscious To Write.

Never Ask An Elf For Help; They Might Decide Your Better Off Dead, Eh?" (orik) (eldest) (page 207)

Keep In Mind, Eragon, That No One Thinks Himself A Villain, And Few Make Decisions They Think Are Wrong. A Person May Dislike His Choice, But He Will Stand By It Because, Even In The Worst Circumstances, He Believes That It Was The Best Option Available To Him At The Time.

Eragon Cried Out, And In His Desperation He Reached For Saphira And The Eldunarí... And Without Meaning To, He Drew From Their Stories Of Energy. And With That Energy He Cast A Spell. It Was A Spell Without Words... His Was A Spell Of Instinct And Emotion; Language Could Not Contain It.