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What A Strange Expression Said The Herbalist Who Would Compare Themselves To Chopped Liver In The First Place? If You Have To To Choose An Organ Why Not Pick A Gallbladder Or A Thymus Gland Instead? Much More Interesting Than A Liver. Or What About Chopped T-

Always It Is Thus With My New Students, And Especially With The Human Ones; The Mind Is The Last Muscle They Train Or Use, And The One That They Regard The Least. Ask Them About Swordplay And They Can List Every Blow From A Duel A Month Old, But Ask Them To Solve A Problem Or Make A Coherent Statement And... Well, I Would Be Lucky To Get More Than A Blank Stare In Return.

Magic Is The Art Of Thinking, Not Strength Or Language.

All Great Fighting Is The Same, Eragon, Even As All Great Warriors Are The Same. Past A Certain Point, It Does Not Matter Whether You Wield A Sword, A Claw, A Tooth Or A Tail. It Is True, You Must Be Capable With Your Weapon, But Anyone With The Time, And The Inclination Can Acquire Technical Proficiency. To Achieve Greatness, Though, That Requires Artistry. That Requires Imagination And Thoughtfulness, And It Is Those Qualities That The Best Warriors Share, Even If, On The Surface, They Appear Completely Different.

To Know Who You Are Without Any Delusions Or Sympathy Is A Moment Of Revelation That No One Experiences Unscathed.