"i am frightened," faile replied. "i just try not let it show. crying never does any good." most men believed that. tears could get in your way if you let them, but a few tears shed at night could help you make it through the next day.

- in robert jordan's "crossroads of twilight"

"loyalty is precious above the breath of life, followed closely by knowing when to keep silent. the more who speak of a thing, the more will learn of it who should not."

- karede, in robert jordan's "crossroads of twilight"

"it is impossible to live or move without making mistakes. but we live, and we go on. and if we sometimes need to conceal our mistakes, whenever possible, we rectify them. even when it is painful."

- lelaine, in robert jordan's "crossroads of twilight"

"what he had were obligations he could not walk away from and a future he did not fancy. taking responsibility drained all the joy out of life and dried a man to dust."

- in robert jordan's "crossroads of twilight"

samitsu: "fostering upheaval inside is no way to maintain the peace. there is a precarious balance now, but it is a balance, and we mustn't disturb it."

sashalle: "upheaval will come whether or not we foster it. the surface of the water may be still, but the fish never stop swimming."

- in robert jordan's "crossroads of twilight"

g|mrng (",) yesterday was national heroes day; what will we make of today?

"the innocent died along with the guilty. and if you did nothing, then only the innocent died. or as bad as died."

"how the horror of yesterday became merely the uneasiness of today, once you grew accustomed."

- in robert jordan's "crossroads of twilight"

"but sometimes the only choice was between bad and worse."

- in robert jordan's "winter's heart"

beep? (",)

"he had always been called a gambler, though he was not. the trick was in knowing what risks you could take. and sometimes, in knowing which ones you had to take."

- in robert jordan's "crossroads of twilight"