A young wolfhound must meet his first wolf someday, but if the wolf sees him as a puppy, if he acts the puppy, the wolf will surely kill him. The wolfhound must be a wolfhound in the wolf's eyes even more than in his own, if he is to survive.
I had long wondered," Lan said to Tam. "About the man who had given Rand that heron-marked blade. I wondered if he had truly earned it. Now I know." Lan raised his own sword in salute.
But men often mistake killing and revenge for justice. They seldom have the stomach for justice.
Teach him how you will, a pig will never play the flute.
Kneel and swear to the Lord Dragon, or you will be knelt.
Even fools say something worthwhile now and again. Even a blind pig finds an acorn sometimes.
The nobles and the noble Houses maneuver for advantage. They do things they think will help them, or hurt and enemy, or both. Usually, it's all done in secrecy, or if not, they try to make it seem as if they're doing something other than what they are.
I always get what I want in the end. And I think I want...ornamental ironwork. For the windows of my bedchamber.
A fool puts her hand into a hollow tree without finding out what's inside first.
If you fell head first into a pigsty, you'd try to convince everybody you did it on purpose.
You cannot please everyone. You cannot soothe everyone.
What woman could I hate enough to marry her to the Dragon Reborn?
I may be a fool, but I intend to be a live fool.
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