Haley Shaker

“None were exempt: not bear nor wolf nor cat nor even the most fearsome hunters. All fell prey in time. It was not a question of if but when.”
― Christopher Paolini

“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

“None of them had any shield against the vagaries of fate.”
― Christopher Paolini, Murtagh

“Just because something was difficult or uncomfortable didn’t mean it wasn’t worth doing.”
― Christopher Paolini, The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm