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
blow mind would-be
Always it is thus with my new students, and especially with the human ones; the mind is the last muscle they train or use, and the one that they regard the least. Ask them about swordplay and they can list every blow from a duel a month old, but ask them to solve a problem or make a coherent statement and... well, I would be lucky to get more than a blank stare in return.
men mind sanctuary
My mind is the only sanctuary that has not been stolen from me. Men have tried to breach it before, but I've learned to defend it vigorously, for I am only safe with my innermost thoughts.
fear mind sanctuary
My mind is the only sanctuary that has not been stolen from me.
anger mind poison
Anger is poison. You must purge it from your mind or else it will corrupt your better nature.
men mind superiority
Let no man, in whatever rank or superiority, control your mind and tell you what to do
mind monsters brisingr
The monsters of the mind are far worse than those that actually exist.
eye mind littles
It got so that when he closed his eyes, letters and words danced in his mind. He thought of little else during that time.
both criticize easy editing learned swallow work
I think I learned most from editing, both editing myself and having someone else edit me. It's not always easy to have someone criticize your work, your baby. But if you can swallow your ego, you can really learn from the editing.
advantage experience matter provides strive writer
The advantage of writing from experience is that it often provides you with details that you would never think of yourself, no matter how rich your imagination. And specificity in description is something every writer should strive for.
experience needed
That wasn't an experience I needed to have,
punishment world want
It is a better world. A place where we ate responsible for our actions, where we can be kind to one another because we want to and becauseit is the right thing to do instead of being frightened into behaving by the threat of divine punishment.
experience
At this point, ... it would take an extraordinary experience to get me back in that costume!
elements familiar proud provide relationship truly unique within
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.
positive reviews
Even positive reviews would make me feel self-conscious while I'm writing.