Still waters run deep. All things change until we wake. Dreams drift in the wind.

There was a wild light in his eyes. "Bring your lightnings, Aes Sedai. I will dance with them.

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

Only a battle lost is sadder than a battle won.

The leaf lives its appointed time, and does not struggle against the wind that carries it away. The leaf does no harm, and finally falls to nourish new leaves. So it should be with all men and women.

You break your neck, and I’ll see it mended just so I can break it again.

I'm not certain that I draw from any one culture more than others. Many myths and legends of many different cultures are really the same story when you get to the heart of it. They are often cultural cautionary tales about how we should behave and how we should live.