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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What will happen will happen and I won't waste my time worrying.
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do not worry about these things. find peace in where and what you are ~saphira to eragon page 429
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...life is in Fate's hands now. You made your choice to stay... it's too late to change that, so stop agonizing over it.... You're making my scales itch. Saphira, from "Eragon
kings worry grew
...even the smallest of the starlings' concerns grew in importance until it seemed equal to the worries of kings.
struggle years worry
A hatchling, that is what you are. A hatchling struggling into the world. I may be younger than you in years, but I am ancient in my thoughts. Do not worry about these things. Find peace in where and what you are. People often know what must be done. All you need to do is show them the way — that is wisdom.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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,
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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.