Robert Jordan (1948 – 2007)
Under which he is best known as the author of the bestselling The Wheel of Time fantasy series.
You cannot tell a man he has the power to make the earth shake, then expect him to walk small.
Dance with her, and she will forgive much; dance well, and she will forgive anything.
Even a queen stubs her toe, but a wise woman watches the path.
Perhaps they do [deserve to die] and perhaps he[Rand al'Thor] would. But men often mistake killing and revenge for justice. They seldom have the stomach for justice.
A woman’s eyes cut deeper than a knife.
Light, it's been too long.
A beautiful battle is one you don't have to fight.
Well, tie a kerchief on my face and call me Aiel.
"The end is near," Moridin said. "The Wheel has groaned its final rotation, the clock has lost its spring, the serpent heaves its final gasps. He must know pain of heart. He must know frustration, and he must know anguish. Bring these to him. And you will be rewarded."
He recalled countering Sammael's last move with something particulary nasty, but he could not pull the memory to the surface. Not balefire. "Mustn't use that. Threatens the fabric of the Pattern. Not even for Ilyena? I would burn the world and use my soul for tinder to hear her laugh again."'
"The Amyrlin understands the most complex of creeds and debates," Egwene said, quoting from memory. "Yet in the end, she is the servant of all, even the lowest of laborers."
She was not a pretty little porcelain doll; she was a beautiful little porcelain doll. On the outside, anyway. Inside, where it counted, was another matter.
No man should have another man's voice in his head.
For the young, death is an enemy they wish to try their strength against. For those of us a little older, she is an old friend, an old lover, but one we are not eager to meet again soon.
"Wish" and "want" trip the feet, but "is" makes the path smoother.
Nimble finger and nimble wits will take you a good deal further than a sword and muscles. Sharp eyes help as well, but fortunately, I have these things.
Pride fills me. I am sick with the pride that destroyed me.
If you don't know everything, you must go on with what you do know.