“A person must earn enlightenment, Eragon. It is not handed down to you by others, regardless of how revered they be.”— Christopher Paolini Related Quotes “Enlightenment means taking full responsibility for your life.”— William Blake “Writing about the self to spur intellectual growth or attain a teardrop of emotional salvation is akin to a fish attempting to construct a net that will capture itself.”— Kilroy J. Oldster “How could they see anything but the shadows if they were never allowed to move their heads?”— Plato