Christopher Paolini Quotes:
Ocupation: Author
Life: b. November 17, 1983
Birthday: November 17
As he was about to leave, she said, "Murtagh." He paused and turned to regard her. She hesitated for a moment, then mustered her courage and said, "Why?" She though he understood her meaning: Why her? Why save her, and now why try to rescue her? She had guessed at the answer, but she wanted to hear him say it. He stared at her for the longest while, and then, in a low, hard voice, he said, "You know why.
source: Christopher Paolini (2014). “The Inheritance Cycle Complete Collection: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance”, p.2902, Knopf Books for Young Readers
topic: Voice, Trying, Inheritance, Murtagh, Why Her
