He was swimming in a sea of other peopleโs expectations. Men had drowned in seas like that.
Robert JordanPessimism, she is a fond friend of yours, yes?" - That's uncalled for. I barely know her. Mere acquaintances, at best.
Robert JordanThe arrogance of men never ceases to amaze me. You all think everything has to do with you, and every woman has to desire you.
Robert JordanThere were many good years. Good decades, good centuries. We believed we were living in paradise. Perhaps that was our downfall. We wanted our lives to be perfect, so we ignored imperfections. Problems were magnified through inattention and war might have become inevitable if the Bore hadn't ever made.
Robert Jordan