Take what you can have. Rejoice in what you can save, and do not mourn your losses for too long. Robert Jordan More Quotes by Robert Jordan More Quotes From Robert Jordan Yes...how else could Demandred explain the skill of the enemy general? Only a man with the experience of an ancient was so masterly at the dance of battlefields. At their core, many battle tactics were simple. Avoid being flanked, meet heavy force with pikes, infantry with a well-trained line, channelers with other channelers. And yet, the finesse of it...the little details...these took centuries to master. No man from this Age had lived long enough to learn the details with such care. Robert Jordan skillssimplemen The Creator made women to please the eye, and to boggle the mind. Robert Jordan womeneyemind In a cruel land, you either learned to laugh at cruelty or spent your life weeping. Robert Jordan crueltylandlaughing If you pursue two hares, both will escape you. Robert Jordan harespursuetwo A man must know when to retreat from a woman, but a wise man knows that sometimes he must stand and face her. Robert Jordan wisefacesmen What can't be changed must be endured. Robert Jordan changed Hardness shatters; strength endures. Robert Jordan hardnessendure Thank you," the young mother said again. "Thank you." "The Black Tower protects," Logain heard himself say. "Always." "I will send him to you to be tested when he is of age," the woman promised, holding her son. "I would have him join you, if he has the talent." The talent. Not the curse. The talent. Robert Jordan blackmotherson You're not asking me to guess the mind of Matrim Cauthon, are you?" Elayne asked. "I'm convinced that Mat only acts simple so that people will let him get away with more. Robert Jordan simplemindpeople There is some delight in ale and wine And some in girls with ankles fine But my delight, yes always mine Is to dance with Jak O’ the Shadows We will toss the dice however they fall And snuggle the girls be they short or tall Then follow Lord Mat whenever he calls To dance with Jak O’ the Shadows. Robert Jordan girlwinefall Women," Mat declared as he rode Pips down the dusty, little-used road, "are like mules." He frowned. "Wait. No. Goats. Women are like goats. Except every flaming one thinks she's a horse instead, and a prize racing mare to boot. Do you understand me, Talmanes?" "Pure poetry, Mat," Talmanes said, tamping the tabac down into his pipe. Robert Jordan horsewaitingthinking Reading is like breathing. If you take it away, first I become antsy, then violent. Robert Jordan breathingreadingfirsts A woman's eyes cut deeper than a knife. Robert Jordan knivescuttingeye Waiting turns men into bears in a barn, and women into cats in a sack. Robert Jordan catwaitingmen Loial, son of Arent, son of Halen, had secretly always wanted to be hasty. Robert Jordan wantedtimeson Sandar came to stand beside him, frowning down at the crumpled High Lord. "He does not look so mighty lying there," he said wonderingly. "He does not look so much greater than me. Robert Jordan frowningdoelying May you shelter in the palm of the Creator's hand, and may the last embrace of the mother welcome you home. Robert Jordan motherhomehands Always leave a way out, unless you really want to find out how hard a man can fight when he’s nothing to lose. Robert Jordan fightingwantmen Humankind is made for uncertainty, struggle, choice and change. Robert Jordan choicesstrugglemade Any day you wake up, maybe you die. Robert Jordan wake-updies
