Robert Jordan Quotes

The people seemed nearly ostentatious about minding their own business.

I do not like odd things until I can understand them.

The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.

We rode on the winds of the rising storm,
We ran to the sounds of the thunder.
We danced among the lightning bolts,
and tore the world asunder.

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

There is one rule, above all others, for being a man. Whatever comes, face it on your feet.

Better to have one woman on your side than ten men.

Thus is our treaty written; thus is agreement made. Thought is the arrow of time; memory never fades. What was asked is given; the price is paid.

"Pessimism, she is a fond friend of yours, yes?" -
"That's uncalled for. I barely know her. Mere acquaintances, at best."

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

Death is lighter than a feather, but Duty is heavier than a mountain.

An open sack hides nothing, And an open door hides little, but an open man is surely hiding something.

You have made a place in my heart where I thought there was no room for anything else. You have made flowers grow where I cultivated dust and stones. Remember this, on this journey you insist on making. If you die, I will not survive you long.

The fact that the price must be paid is proof it is worth paying.

Run when you have to, fight when you must, rest when you can.

Til shade is gone,
til water is gone
Into the shadow with teeth bared
Screaming defiance with the last breath
To spit in Sightblinder’s eye on the Last Day.

In wars, boy, fools kill other fools for foolish causes.

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 of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again.

A man who trusts everyone is a fool and a man who trusts no one is a fool. We are all fools if we live long enough.