Quotes from book

The Eye of the World

“Two days' hunger made a fine sauce for anything.”

“The rose petal floats on water. The kingfisher flashes above the pond. Life and beauty swirl in the midst of death.”

“She’s not for you, nor you for her; at least, not in the way you both want.”

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

“Men," Thom murmured. "Men who shook the pillars of heaven and rocked the world on its
foundations." He shook his head. "It doesn't matter. Forget about them. They are dust now.”

“I will hate the man you choose because he isn't me, and love him if he makes you smile.”

“Whether the bear beats the wolf or the wolf beats the bear, the rabbit always loses.”

“Listen sharp, think deep, and guard your tongue- Tam al'Thor”

“You'll use it [Perrin's axe], boy, and as long as you hate using it, you would use it more wisely than most men would. Wait. If ever you don't hate it any longer, then will be the time to throw it as far as you can and run the other way.”

“If you watch the wolf too hard, a mouse will bite you on the ankle”

“It was easier to be brave when someone needed your protection.”

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

“If wishes were wings, pigs would fly.”

“Advice! Nobody tells us how to be men. We just are." "That is probably why you make such a bad job of it.- Perrin and Egwene”

“I will never shame you. 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.”

“As the Wheel of Time turns, places wear many names. Men wear many names, many faces. Different faces, but always the same man. Yet no one knows the Great Pattern the Wheel weaves, or even the Pattern of an Age. We can only watch, and study, and hope.”

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