In a cruel land, you either learned to laugh at cruelty or spent your life weeping.

Why, that's like being told to go up in the hills to find lions, only you do not know whether there are any lions, but if there are, they may be hunting you, and they may be disguised as bushes. Oh, and if you find any lions, try not to let them eat you before you can tell where they are. -Elayne

She’s not for you, nor you for her; at least, not in the way you both want.

Dance with her, and she will forgive much. Dance well, and she will forgive anything.

I'm not certain that I draw from any one culture more than others. Many myths and legends of many different cultures are really the same story when you get to the heart of it. They are often cultural cautionary tales about how we should behave and how we should live.

We are always more afraid than we wish to be, but we can always be braver than we expect.

Hammer the iron that lies on your anvil instead of daydreaming about working silver.