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
past may know-how
Respect the past; you never know how it may affect you.
past belief eragon
Do not become so attached to any one belief than you cannot see past it to another possibility. Brom to Eragon
warrior fighting past
All great fighting is the same, Eragon, even as all great warriors are the same. Past a certain point, it does not matter whether you wield a sword, a claw, a tooth or a tail. It is true, you must be capable with your weapon, but anyone with the time, and the inclination can acquire technical proficiency. To achieve greatness, though, that requires artistry. That requires imagination and thoughtfulness, and it is those qualities that the best warriors share, even if, on the surface, they appear completely different.
past done repent
I refuse to repent, and I won't plague myself over what is done and past
past broken miracle
I cannot prove that gods do not exist. Nor can I prove that the world and everything in it was not created by an entity or entities in the distant past. But I can tell you that in the millennia we elves have studied nature, we have never witnessed an instance where the rules that govern the world have been broken. That is, we have never seen a miracle. Many events have defied our ability to explain, but we are convinced that we failed because we are still woefully ignorant about the universe and not because a deity altered the workings of nature.
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.
against house looking montana northern outside stood
I've stood outside my house in Montana looking at the northern lights... crackling against the night sky. To me, that's magic.
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.
character ended evolving experience gone novels parallels people process publishing
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.
positive reviews
Even positive reviews would make me feel self-conscious while I'm writing.
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I've never gone to a regular school. I've never held a normal job. I just don't have anything to compare this to. But my parents have taken pains to make sure I understand exactly how unusual this is.
people pursue written
I've always been very grateful that enough people have enjoyed reading what I've written that I've been able to pursue writing professionally.
experience
At this point, ... it would take an extraordinary experience to get me back in that costume!
experience needed
That wasn't an experience I needed to have,