Christopher Paolini
Christopher Paolini
Christopher James Paolini is an American author. He is best known as the author of the Inheritance Cycle, which consists of the books Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr and Inheritance. He currently lives in Paradise Valley, Montana, where he wrote his first book...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth17 November 1983
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
finding-peace eragon saphira
Find peace in where and what you are.
sky wings hunters
No hunter of the sky should end his days as prey. Better to die on the wing than pinned to the ground. [Saphira]
inspirational life past
Live in the present, remember the past, and fear not the future, for it doesn't exist and never shall. There is only now.
entire four income parents three took
During that entire year, ... my parents didn't get any income from any other endeavors, so when we took it on the road, it was do or die. I was doing three to four one-hour presentations each day.
best
Just writing a lot doesn't necessarily make you a better writer. You have to hear yourself as a writer, and the best way to do that is to read your writing out loud.
engaged projects pursuing touch
I had friends growing up; there were other home-schoolers we were in touch with so we weren't isolated, and I've always been happy engaged in my own projects and pursuing my own goals.
amount compared fan flattered huge incredible readers
I'm flattered to be compared to (J.K.) Rowling because I think she's done an incredible amount for readers and fantasy. I'm a huge fan of hers, ... But the story and the world that I write about is completely different from Hogwarts and present-day Britain.
book chew fastest time
I'm not the fastest of writers, but I can chew through a book if I have the time to do it,
possesses
I like to think that he possesses my better traits, ... But he is very much his own person.
hunt
If you ever kill off Saphira, I will hunt you down.
half inspired strikes truly writer
If you want to be a professional writer then you need to write consistently. Inspiration strikes about once every blue moon which, for me, is once every two and a half to three months, which is when I'll get really and truly inspired about something.
books great
a great compliment, but I don't write books like hers.
two stuff teens
I built two forges when I was in my teens. I was just really, really into metalworking and making stuff.