"a ruler, or one who sought to rule, was not allowed the slightest suggestion of weakness or tears, not in public. she could not afford to let anyone see her apparently seeking comfort in a hug."

- in robert jordan's "crossroads of twilight"

"i have to do what i can, not worry over what i can't."

- rand al'thor, in robert jordan's "crossroads of twilight"

"better not to ask. when you ask questions, then you have to hear the answers whether you want to or not."

- in robert jordan's "crossroads of twilight"

"that was the trouble with agreeing to advise someone. even when you managed to set all the conditions you could wish for—most of them, anyway—you still had to come sooner or later when they called."

- in robert jordan's "crossroads of twilight"

"fear is a useful spur to the wits, and to determination, when well controlled. if we have no fear of our enemies, that leaves only contempt, and contempt leads to the enemy’s victory." - masuri, in robert jordan's "crossroads of twilight"

"strategy and tactics. learn the ground, learn your enemy, and if you could not win one way, you found another.

strategy. think to the future. do the unexpected.

tactics. put your opponent off balance."

- in robert jordan's "crossroads of twilight"

"some said that turnabout was fair play, but she had never believed in fighting fair. either you fought, or you did not, and it was never a game. fairness was for people standing safely to one side, talking while others bled. unfortunately, there was little she could do beyond trying to find a way to balance events. Balance was not at all the same as fairness."

- in robert jordan's "crossroads of twilight"