"it didn't show fear to prepare your retreat ahead of time. it was just plain good strategy."

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

"each lash she endured, each pain she suffered, was a victory. and victory was always a reason for happiness, no matter how one’s pride or one’s skin burned."

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

"sometimes, we are so concerned with the things we have done that we do not stop to consider the things we have not."

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

"it is not making excuses to explain fact, and it is not cowardice to be cautious about a difficult task."

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

"there were fights you could win, and others you just had to leave for someone else."

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

"you need to make some decisions. in the days coming, you'll need to have a side and you'll need to know why you've chosen it."

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

"you press us for results and yet you deny us the tools we need to get them. whether you name it torture, questioning, or baking, i call it foolishness."

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