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

hope is like a piece of string when you’re drowning; it just isn’t enough to get you out by itself.

I had long wondered," Lan said to Tam. "About the man who had given Rand that heron-marked blade. I wondered if he had truly earned it. Now I know." Lan raised his own sword in salute.

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.

If you don't know everything, you must go on with what you do know.

Sometimes six and six make a dozen, and sometimes they make a mess

One pretty woman means fun at the dance. Two pretty women means trouble in the house. Three pretty women means run at the hills.