215 quotes
The Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills, and we are only the thread of the Pattern.
The Shadow Rising (1992)
You break your neck, and I’ll see it mended just so I can break it again.
The Great Hunt (1990)
Young men can be impetuous, young men can be rush, young men can be fools, but the Car'a'carn cannot let himself be a young man.
Lord of Chaos (1994)
What woman could I hate enough to marry her to the Dragon Reborn?
A Crown of Swords (1996)
You have to understand, child. Everyone wants someone in their life, someone who cares for them, someone they can care for. Even a queen.
The Shadow Rising (1992)
The Creator made women to please the eye and trouble the mind.
The Fires of Heaven (1993)
If I could find a way to escape my destiny, do I deserve to?
Lord of Chaos (1994)
At my age, if I make it up, it’s still an old saying.
The Fires of Heaven (1993)
You never escape the traps you spin yourself. Only a greater power can break a power, and then you're trapped again. Trapped forever so you cannot die.
Lord of Chaos (1994)
I may be a fool, but I intend to be a live fool.
The Great Hunt (1990)
Perrin ran a hand through his hair. The more he found out about kings, the less he liked them.
The Great Hunt (1990)
Take what you can have. Rejoice in what you can save, and do not mourn your losses too long.
The Fires of Heaven (1993)
Often you don't know whether a woman is friend, enemy or lover until it is too late. Sometimes, she is all three.
Lord of Chaos (1994)
Here, southlander, you can't quit while you are winning. Better than when I'm losing.
The Great Hunt (1990)
The more bosom a woman displayed, the less she wanted you to look. Openly, at least.
A Crown of Swords (1996)
Honor? Maybe they're letting him sleep on silk, but a prisoner is still a prisoner.
Lord of Chaos (1994)
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.
Winter's Heart (2000)
I lead no armies, Warder. I command nothing save myself, and not always that.
The Fires of Heaven (1993)
What you want is what you cannot have. What you cannot have is what you want.
Lord of Chaos (1994)
When you leap from a cliff, it is too late for anything but holding to your courage. And hoping there's a haywain at the bottom to land in.
A Crown of Swords (1996)