It’s better to be sworn to an honest fool than to a lying scholar - Christopher Paolini

What a sweet and succulent morsel: so soft, so salty, so deliciously delectable, it makes me want to wiggle with delight. You should cook for me more often, Roran Stronghammer. Only next time, I think you should prepare several deer at once. Otherwise, I won't get a proper meal.'
Roran hesitated, as if unable to decide whether her request was serious and, if so, how he could politely extricate himself froim such an unlooked -for and rather onerous obligation.

The future will be what it will, and fretting about it will only make your fears more likely to come true.

You can't argue with all the fools in the world. It's better to let them have their way, then trick them when they're not paying attention. - Brom