He was swimming in a sea of other people’s expectations. Men had drowned in seas like that.

You will serve the Cyrstal Throne well. It would be a shame to see you assassinated too early. I will make certain that the first I send after you are newly trained, so that you may stop them with ease." -General Galgan to Mat

Anyone who claimed that old age had brought them patience was either lying or senile.

Taking responsibility takes all the joy out of life, and drains a man to dust.

If you can't hide what you are going to do, do it so everybody thinks you are a fool.

Rand, maybe that's the answer they give to everybody. Those snake people, I mean. Got to Rhuidean. Maybe we don't have to be here at all.' He did not believe it, but with that fog staring him in the face. ... Rand turned his head to look at him, not speaking. Finally he said, 'They never mentioned Rhuidean to me, Mat.' 'Oh, burn me,' he muttered.

Surprising what you can dig out of books if you read long enough, isn't it?