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“A thousand stories had painted cities in his mind, the great cities of kings and queens, of thrones and powers and legends, and Caemlyn fit into those mind-deep pictures and water fits into a jug.” (The Eye of the World Quotes)
Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World
“Anything can be a weapon, if the man or woman who holds it has the nerve and will to make it so.”
Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World
“Bars of sunlight cast through rents in the walls made motes of dust glitter where they yet hung in the air.”
Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World
“But hope is like a piece of string when you’re drowning; it just isn’t enough to get you out by itself.”
Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World
“Dead silence filled the room. Five Whitecloaks stood in the middle of the floor, studiously being ignored by the folk at the tables.”
Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World
“Death is lighter than a feather. Duty, heavier than a mountain.”
Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World
“Even fools say something worthwhile now and again. Even a blind pig finds an acorn sometimes.”
Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World
“He could almost hear the growling chuckles stifled in their throats while they waited for him.”
Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World
“I could wish somebody wanted to talk about something besides the weather. Everyone complains about it.”
Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World
“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.”
Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World
“In wars, boy, fools kill other fools for foolish causes. That’s enough for anyone to know.”
Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World
“It seemed to Rand like years since there had not been firewood to split. But complaining would not keep the house warm, so he fetched the axe, propped up bow and quiver beside the chopping block, and got to work. Pine for a quick, hot flame, and oak for long burning.”
Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World
“It was easier to be brave, he discovered, when someone needed your protection.”
Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World
“Run when you have to, fight when you must, rest when you can.”
Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World
“She’s not for you, nor you for her; at least, not in the way you both want.”
Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World
“Take life as it comes. Run when you have to, fight when you must, rest when you can.”
Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World
“The fact that the price must be paid is proof it is worth paying.”
Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World
“The leaf lives its appointed time, and does not struggle against the wind that carries it away. The leaf does no harm, and finally falls to nourish new leaves. So it should be with all men and women.” (The Eye of the World Quotes)
Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World
“The Light save me from men who think with the hair on their chests.”
Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World
“The pale sun sat above the trees to the east, but its light was crisply dark, as if mixed with shadow. It was an awkward morning, made for unpleasant thoughts.”
Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World
“The rose petal floats on water. The kingfisher flashes above the pond. Life and beauty swirl in the midst of death.”
Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World
“The wheel of time turns and ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the age tha gave it birth returns again. In the third age, an age of prophecy the world and time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under shadow.”
Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World
“The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.”
Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World
“There is a different beauty in simplicity, in a single line placed just so, a single flower among the rocks. The harshness of the stone makes the flower more precious.”
Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World
“This was not the first time she had squeezed meanings from his words that he never knew were in them.”
Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World
“When you have a wolf by the ears, it’s as hard to let go as to hold on.”
Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World
“Whether the bear beats the wolf or the wolf beats the bear, the rabbit always loses.”
Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World
