The rose petal floats on water. The kingfisher flashes above the pond. Life and beauty swirl in the midst of death.
Most of those we call heroes only did what they had to do.
The Amyrlin Seat has fallen," a nearby Aes Sedai cried amid the crystallized Sharans. "The Amyrlin Seat has fallen!
The Wheel of Time and the wheel of a man's life turn alike without pity or mercy.
Taking responsibility takes all the joy out of life, and drains a man to dust.
We are always more afraid than we wish to be, but we can always be braver than we expect.