Quotes from Robert Jordan

It was pure Fire, and the blazes were ferocious, fiercer than she would have expected from Fire alone.

A woman's eyes cut deeper than a knife;

Verin Sedai said that most mistakes made by rulers came from not knowing history; they acted in ignorance of the mistakes others had made before them.

But if somebody hit me, I'd hit him back. If I didn't, I would just be encouraging him to think he could hit me whenever he wanted to. Some people think they can take advantage of others, and if you don't let them know they can't, they'll just go around bullying anybody weaker than they are.

WOULD YOU UNLEASH THE BALEFIRE IN MY SERVICE, DEMANDRED?

Twice and twice shall he be marked, twice to live, and twice to die. Once the heron, to set his path. Twice the heron, to name him true. Once the Dragon, for remembrance lost. Twice the Dragon, for the price he must pay.

The Light save me from men who think with the hair on their chests. Though I don't know as there are any other kind.

The Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills, Perrin. We've become what we needed to become." Perrin

The leaf lives its appointed time, and does not struggle against the wind that carries it away. The leaf does no harm, and finally falls to nourish new leaves. So it should be with all men. And women." Egwene

If you shook hands with a Taren Ferry man, people said, you counted your fingers afterwards.

An enemy who comes once, will come again. Unless they are stopped. My

Believing because you think you know is dangerous.

Let the word stand on its own. If it is the right word, it will work without help. If it's the wrong word, adding other words to it will just make it seem desperate.

We are always more afraid than we wish to be, but we can always be braver than we expect

Fools deserved whatever their foolishness brought.

As sure as peaches are poison.

Teach him how you will, a pig will never play the flute.

Leaving something unfinished was nearly as bad as messing up the details.

Only a fool takes offense at customs different from her own.

I may lead you wrong now and then, but in the end, you can be sure that I'm always a safe bet.

He has forgotten how to laugh except in bitterness; there are no tears left in him

Mat walked stiffly to the hatch. Behind him, he heard Mallia. "He's a cold one. I never heard that Andor employed assassins, but burn my soul, he is a cold one.

We come, brother. We come, Young Bull.

I'd run. But maybe you can't run. Think of that, too.' His yellow eyes seemed to look inward, and he sounded tired. 'Sometimes you can't run.