Quotes from Robert Jordan

Belief and order give strength. Have to clear rubble before you can build.

Hardness shatters; strength endures.

The rose petal floats on water. The kingfisher flashes above the pond. Life and beauty swirl in the midst of death.

Loial, son of Arent, son of Halen, had secretly always wanted to be hasty.

The fact that the price must be paid is proof it is worth paying.

Surprising what you can dig out of books if you read long enough, isn't it?

You have to understand, child. Everyone wants someone in their life, someone who cares for them, someone they can care for. Even a queen.

Anyone who claimed that old age had brought them patience was either lying or senile.

My mother always told me the best way to learn to deal with a man was to learn to ride a mule. She said they have about equal brains most of the time. Sometimes the mule is smarter.

All was shattered, and all but memory lost, and one memory above all others, of him who brought the Shadow and the Breaking of the World. And him they named Dragon.

Death comes to us all; we can only choose how to face it when it comes.

The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.

Dovie'andi se tovya sagain (It's time to roll the dice) - Matrim Cauthon

Duty is heavy as a mountain, death is light as a feather.

The wheel weaves as the wheel wills

When a woman says she will obey you, of her own will, it is time to sleep lightly and watch your back.

Kneel and swear to the Lord Dragon, or you will be knelt.

Never prod at a woman unless you must. She will kill you faster than a man and for less reason, even if she weeps over it after.

Nobody tells us how to be men. We just are.

Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time.

Yes, I'm alive," Mat said. "I'm usually pretty good at staying alive. I've only failed one time that I can remember, and it hardly counts.

I grew up around strong women; weak men were pickled and salted. The women wouldn't waste time raising a weak boy.

Well, I can admire stubbornness in a man. There is little to a man who's too easily biddable.

Jump in a hole without looking, and there'll be a snake in it every time.