"a soldier. a veteran. some men gained experience through years spent living. other men gained experience through months spent watching their friends die."

- in robert jordan's/brandon sanderson's "the gathering storm"

"he knew well that the tighter one tied a bale, the sharper the snap of the cords when they were cut."

- in robert jordan's/brandon sanderson's "the gathering storm"

"winning didn't necessarily mean living. and following orders often didn't mean either winning or living."

- in robert jordan's/brandon sanderson's "the gathering storm"

"better to fix the problem before leaving than to be stranded halfway to the destination."

- in robert jordan's/brandon sanderson's "the gathering storm"

"chaos was the most deadly when you made assumptions about what it could and couldn’t infect."

- in robert jordan's/brandon sanderson's "the gathering storm"

"a difficult decision is not always a decision where both sides are equally matched."

- selucia, in robert jordan's/brandon sanderson's "the gathering storm"

"being in control wasn't so much about the power you had, but the power you implied that you had."

- in robert jordan's/brandon sanderson's "the gathering storm"