If you must mount the gallows, give a jest to the crowd, a coin the hangman, and make the drop with a smile on your lips.

The wheel weaves as the wheel wills

And yet many of us do it without families," Nynaeve said. "Without love, without passion beyond our own particular interests. So even while we try to guide the world, we separate ourselves from it.We risk arrogance, Egwene. We always assume we know best, but risk making ourselves unable to fathom the people we claim to serve.

Women often seemed to leave things unsaid, and in his limited experience it was what they did not say that proved the most trouble.

Tuon's eyes snapped open, and despite the dim light, she focused directly on Mat. She saw the knife in his hand, ready to throw. Then she looked over her shoulder.

Often you don't know whether a woman is friend, enemy or lover until it is too late. Sometimes, she is all three.

Even fools say something worthwhile now and again. Even a blind pig finds an acorn sometimes.