Haley Shaker

“After a moment, she felt Tornac pull her sleeve back down, and he said, "That... is a very impressive scar. You should be proud of it."
Confused, she looked back at him. "Why? It's ugly, and I hate it."
A faint smile played around the corners of his lips. "Because a scar means you survived. It means you're tough and hard to kill. It means you lived. A scar is something to admire.”
― Christopher Paolini, The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon

“Today we feed upon the deer that we may live. In time, our bodies will feed the grass and trees that other deer may live. So it goes.”
― Christopher Paolini, The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon

“Perhaps life was just a matter of doing what you thought was best at the time and then living with the consequences as best you could afterward.”
― Alex North, The Shadows

“Does the eagle worry about the length of the day? Does the bear or the deer or the fish in the sea? No. So why should you? Chew what you can and leave the rest for tomorrow.”
― Christopher Paolini, The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm