Robert Jordan

There is one rule, above all others, for being a man. Whatever comes, face it on your feet.

We rode on the winds of the rising storm, We ran to the sounds of the thunder. We danced among the lightning bolts, and tore the world asunder.

In a cruel land, you either learned to laugh at cruelty or spent your life weeping.

Thus is our treaty written; thus is agreement made. Thought is the arrow of time; memory never fades. What was asked is given; the price is paid.

Dance with her, and she will forgive much. Dance well, and she will forgive anything.

May you shelter in the palm of the Creator's hand, and may the last embrace of the mother welcome you home.

Take what you can have. Rejoice in what you can save, and do not mourn your losses for too long.

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.