gawyn: we came all this way for an opportunity. and now that i've inspected that opportunity, we're not going to take it. only a fool looses his arrow just because he's got a bird in front of him.

jisao: why wouldn't you loose it if it's right there in front of you?

gawyn: because sometimes the prize isn't worth the arrow.

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