Bound by the Oath against lying, Aes Sedai had carried the halftruth, the quarter-truth and the implication to arts.

The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.

You have to have talent to some extent - I certainly hope I have talent - but you have to have luck as well. Once you get that first shot, that will get you noticed for the rest of your books and that will give the rest of your books a better chance.

There are no clear paths. Only pitfalls and tripwires and darkness.

As my Lord says, my Lord's leg is not a side of beef. Thank you, my Lord, for instructing me.

I'll never forget the first time Davram took me by the scruff of my neck and showed me he was the stronger of us. It was magnificent! If a woman is stronger than her husband, she comes to despise him. She has the choice of either tyrannizing him or else making herself less in order not to make him less. If the husband is strong enough, though, she can be as strong as she is, as strong as she can grow to be.

The way back will come but once. Be steadfast.