“I've never been helpless, I just have powerful enemies”

“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.”

“Have I ever told you how glad I am we're not enemies? Eragon asked.No, but it's very sweet of you.”

“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.”

“Congratulations, you've just been promoted!”

“The greatest enemy is one that has nothing to lose.”

“To while away the day contemplating evils that might have been is to poison the happiness we already have.”