“My heart died a while back. [Eragon]”

“If anything happens, I'm going to pin you to my back and never let you off." I love you too." - Saphira and Eragon”

“How terrible," said Eragon, "to die alone, separate even from the one who is closest to you."Everyone dies alone, Eragon. Whether you are a king on a battlefield or a lowly peasant lying in bed among your family, no one can accompany you into the void.”

“Saphira to Eragon: "If anything happens, I’m going to pin you to my back and never let you off.Eragon: I love you too.Saphira: Then I will bind you all the tighter.”

“I've not ceased being fearful, I've gone ahead despite the pounding in my heart that says: turn back, turn back, you'll die if you go too far.”

“There I am then back in the saddle, in my numbed heart a prick of misgiving, like one dying of cancer obliged to consult his dentist.”