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
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Whatever you do, protect those you care for. Without them, life is more miserable than you can imagine.
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Life is too short to fight every idiot along your way.
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Life is pain...anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something
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First, let no one rule your mind or body. Take special care that your thoughts remain unfettered... . Give men your ear, but not your heart. Show respect for those in power, but don't follow them blindly. Judge with logic and reason, but comment not. Consider none your superior whatever their rank or station in life. Treat all fairly, or they will seek revenge. Be careful with your money. Hold fast to your beliefs and others will listen.
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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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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.
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I'm not the fastest of writers, but I can chew through a book if I have the time to do it,
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I like to think that he possesses my better traits, ... But he is very much his own person.
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And what I hoped, and what I still hope, is that within those familiar elements I'm able to provide a unique twist. If there's anything that's truly unique about the series, what I'm most proud of is Eragon's relationship with Saphira.
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Eragon started as me but ended up evolving into his very own character, ... Even as he has gone through his coming-of-age story, the process of writing and publishing these novels has been my own coming-of-age story. There are parallels between my own experience and Eragon's, but fortunately, I don't have people charging at me with swords.
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Even positive reviews would make me feel self-conscious while I'm writing.
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At this point, ... it would take an extraordinary experience to get me back in that costume!
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I've stood outside my house in Montana looking at the northern lights... crackling against the night sky. To me, that's magic.
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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.