The rose petal floats on water. The kingfisher flashes above the pond. Life and beauty swirl in the midst of death.

Why, that's like being told to go up in the hills to find lions, only you do not know whether there are any lions, but if there are, they may be hunting you, and they may be disguised as bushes. Oh, and if you find any lions, try not to let them eat you before you can tell where they are. -Elayne

We are always more afraid than we wish to be, but we can always be braver than we expect.

The arrogance of men never ceases to amaze me. You all think everything has to do with you, and every woman has to desire you.

Should and would build no bridges.

The Wheel of Time and the wheel of a man's life turn alike without pity or mercy.

There were many good years. Good decades, good centuries. We believed we were living in paradise. Perhaps that was our downfall. We wanted our lives to be perfect, so we ignored imperfections. Problems were magnified through inattention and war might have become inevitable if the Bore hadn't ever made.