Favorite Wheel of Time Quotes!

Jeffan Caliarthan

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Hey everyone,

Share some of your favorite Wheel of Time quotes here, and you may see it show up on our Social Media page! :D

Yesterday, we posted this:

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(yes, we're painfully aware of the typo, and we know it should be "Halan".)
 

Juliya Karisu

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I realize I am resurrecting this thread but I like quotes and want to share a few from Towers of Midnight:

"I did what I had to. Who among you would not run if you saw people in danger? Who among you would forbid herself to channel if she saw Shadowspawn attacking? I acted as an Aes Sedai should."
"This test," Barasine said, "is meant to ensure that a woman is capable of dedicating herself to a greater task. To see that she can ignore the distractions of the moment and seek a higher good."
Nynaeve sniffed. "I completed the weaves I needed to. I maintained my focus. Yes, I broke my calm - but I kept a cool enough head to complete my tasks. One should not demand calmness for the mere sake of calmness, and a prohibition on running when there are people you need to save is foolish.
My goal in this test was to prove that I deserve to be Aes Sedai. Well, then, I could argue that the lives of the people I saw were more important than gaining that title. If losing my title is what would be required to save someone's life - and if there were no other consequences - I'd do it. Every time. Not saving them wouldn't be serving a higher goal; it would just be selfish."

"This is not a time to push me. Today, I have seen people I love slaughtered, I have been forced to consign children to living torment. I have been burned, scourged and harrowed. I swear to you, woman, if you do not pass Lan's bond this very moment, I will step into that tent and teach you the meaning of obedience. Do not press me. In the morning, I swear the Three Oaths. I'm free of them for one more night."

"Just because a man marries someone doesn't mean he suddenly becomes bloody nobility."
Thom and Talmanes exchanged a look.
"Mat," Thom said. "That's actually exactly how it works. It's pretty much one of the only ways to become nobility."

Sometimes he thought that the Creator must be like Talmanes. Straight of face, but secretly having a grand time laughing at Mat.

"Oh Min. What would I do without you?"
She snorted. "You have kings and Aiel chiefs following you. Aes Sedai, Asha'man, and ta'veren. I'm certain you'd get along."
"No," Rand said. "You're more vital than them all. You remind me who I am. Besides, you think more clearly than most of those who call themselves my counselors. You could be a queen, if you wished it."
"All I wish is for you, stupid looby."
"Thank you." He hesitated. "Though I could manage without quite so much name calling."
"Life's tough, isn't it?"
 
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Atarah al'Norahn

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I came across this one from Sorilea recently which I really like: "We are always more afraid than we wish to be, but we can always be braver than we expect." (Lord of Chaos, Chapter 33).
 
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Death is lighter than a feather, duty heavier than a mountain.
 
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“I will hate the man you choose because he is not me, and love him if he makes you smile. No woman deserves the sure knowledge of widow's black as her brideprice, you least of all.”
Cried like the biggest baby at this part!
 

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Sheep Swallop and bloody buttered onions!
 
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It's not really a quote per se, but I liked it when Uno referred to someone as a sheep-gutted milk drinker.
 
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