Waiting turns men into bears in a barn, and women into cats in a sack.

Victory settles a lot of arguments in most men's heads.

I grew up around strong women; weak men were pickled and salted. The women wouldn't waste time raising a weak boy.

On the heights, all paths are paved with daggers. -Old Seanchan saying

Mat had tried to make her say she saw a hat floating around Mat's head. That would persuade Tuon to stop trying to get rid of his, would it not?

Taren Ferry folk had a reputation for slyness and trickery. If you shook hands with a Taren Ferry man, people said, you counted your fingers afterwards.

Thank you," the young mother said again. "Thank you." "The Black Tower protects," Logain heard himself say. "Always." "I will send him to you to be tested when he is of age," the woman promised, holding her son. "I would have him join you, if he has the talent." The talent. Not the curse. The talent.