Jump in a hole without looking, and there'll be a snake in it every time.

Loial, son of Arent, son of Halen, had secretly always wanted to be hasty.

Perrin, my father says a general can take care of the living or weep for the dead, but he cannot do both.

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.

Remember that any meal can be your last. You chose to travel with us, so tonight you will eat fish. Tomorrow, you may die.

The nobles and the noble Houses maneuver for advantage. They do things they think will help them, or hurt and enemy, or both. Usually, it's all done in secrecy, or if not, they try to make it seem as if they're doing something other than what they are.

Dovie'andi se tovya sagain (It's time to roll the dice) - Matrim Cauthon