Storms rumble beyond the horizon, and the fires of heaven purge the earth. There is no salvation without destruction, no hope this side of death.

No. Please do not name either child after me, Elayne. Let them live their own lives. My shadow will be long enough as it is.' -Rand

If you ask the lion to protect from from wolves, you have only chosen to end in one belly instead of another.

There's no time for winking at the men when you're busy bailing the boat.

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

Time to toss the dice

How long had he been doing what was necessary instead of what was right? In a fair world they would be one and the same.