"do not question me. you do not know which questions to ask, and you would comprehend less than half the answers if i gave them. which i will not." - moraine damodred, in robert jordan's "the dragon reborn"

"but who can know the heart of a man? not even he himself, i suspect. a man is the easiest animal to put on a leash, and the hardest to keep leashed. even when he chooses it himself." - siuan sanche, in robert jordan's "the dragon reborn"

"i have no shame in admitting i will be glad enough to run from this fight. men fight when they should run, and fools fight when they should run. but i had no need to say it twice." - zarine, in robert jordan's "the dragon reborn"

"of course i am afraid. i am not a fool. but not afraid enough to quit before I have even started." - elayne, in robert jordan's "the dragon reborn"

"would you put your head in a bear's mouth just to show you weren't afraid? would you do it twice just because you'd done it once and didn't die?"

~ in robert jordan's "the dragon reborn"

"you must learn there is a time to speak all of the truth, and a time to govern your tongue. rumor takes wing along a hundred paths. always plan for the worst, child; that way, all your surprises will be pleasant ones." - verin, in robert jordan's "the dragon reborn"

"just because fate has chosen something for you instead of you choosing it for yourself doesn’t mean it has to be bad. even if it’s something you are sure you would never have chosen in a hundred years." - leya, in robert jordan's "the dragon reborn"