"the more people know a thing, the more the knowledge spreads, even with the best will." - siuan sanche, in robert jordan's "the dragon reborn"

"rumor is the voice of the people, and the voice of the people often speaks truth." - thom merrilin, in robert jordan's "the dragon reborn"

"do not cut off your ears because you do not like your earrings." - elayne, in robert jordan's "the dragon reborn"

"for the young, death is an enemy they wish to try their strength against. for those of us a little older, she is an old friend, an old lover, but one we are not eager to meet again soon." - rhuarc, in robert jordan's "the dragon reborn"

"such trouble it causes killing a man, even when he deserves killing. kill a man who needs killing, and sometimes others pay for it. the question is, was it worth doing anyway? there's always a balance, you know. good and evil. light and dhadow. we would not be human if there wasn't a balance." - thom merillin, in robert jordan's "the dragon reborn"

"to lead is neither to push nor to pull." - leanne, in robert jordan's "the dragon reborn"

"those bonds would not hold her again, not because she hated them, but because she had outgrown them." - in robert jordan's "the dragon reborn"