The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.

In wars, boy, fools kill other fools for foolish causes

Men forget, but never forgive; women forgive, but never forget.

Two days' hunger made a fine sauce for anything.

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.

From the time an Aiel boy becomes a man he will not sing anything but battle chants, or their dirge for the slain. I have heard them singing over their dead, and over those they have killed. That song is one to make the stones weep.

Women do not become exhausted they only exhaust others.