“All this family shit! Harry said. How can you reinvent your life if the original versions won't leave you alone?”

“..you may not be able to choose your family or origin but you can choose your family of creation.”

“My last girlfriend was Greek,” said the Iceman. “The shit her family ate. You would not believe. Like rice wrapped in leaves. Shit like that.”

“I won't leave you. If you're in danger, then I should be with you. I won't let you risk your life alone. We're in this together, remember? That's what you told me when we ran away.”

“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.”

“Sometimes, all you have to do is tell people the truth. They won't believe you. After that, they'll leave you alone.”