"He is only trying to find his way," Lan said suddenly. "No man likes to run forward blindly when he knows there is a cliff somewhere ahead." Page 89
"....My mother says men are different from us. She says we want to be in love, but only with the one we want; a man needs to be in love, but he will love the first woman to tie a string to his heart." page 129
"I expect you will not lack for company after I go. Just remember that some women see a man with their hearts, while others see no more than a bauble to wear, no different than a necklace or a bracelet. Remember that I will come back, and I am on who sees with her heart." page 153
...Why was it women could go to pieces or fly into a rage at the smallest thing, yet never flicker an eyelash at what left you gaping? page 156
"...Change comes like an avalanche whether we want it or not." page 380
"...Life is uncertainty and struggle, choice and change...Humankind is made for uncertainty, struggle, choice and change." page 386
"...If you plan for the worst, all surprises are pleasant." page 459
"... The worst sin a general can commit, worse than blundering, worse than losing, worse than anything, is to desert the men who depend on him." page 687
"...Men have thrown their hearts and fortunes at the feet of women who danced the sa'sara. If Mother suspected I knew it- " Her teeth clicked shut as though she had said too much, and her head whipped back to face forward; scarlet mortification covered her from dark hair down to the neck of her dress.
"Then there isn't any reason for you to dance it," he said quietly. "My heart and fortune, such as they are, already lie at your feet." page 702
"Men don't really change that much, only grow taller." page 721
-but most of the time he simply inquired what the questioner thought was a good solution and told him to do that. It was seldom he really had to come up with an answer; people knew what to do, they just had this fool notion they had to ask him. page 738
"Free men can have a need to follow someone, too," she said gently. "Most men want to believe in something larger than themselves, something wider than their own fields. That is why there are nations, Perrin, and peoples...." page 741
... In stories, things always happened as the hero planned, seemingly when he wanted them to happen. In real life it rarely occurred that way, even for a ta'veren with prophecy supposedly working for him. In real life it was scratch and hope, and luck if you found more than half a loaf where you needed a whole. page 827
Perrin's hands trembled as he cupped hers.
"I, Perrin Aybarra, do pledge you my love, Faile Bashere, for as long as I live." For as long as I live and after. "What I possess is this world I give to you." A horse, an axe, a bow. A hammer. Not much to gift a bride. I give you life, my love. It's all I have. "I will keep and hold you, succor and tend you, protect and shelter, for all the days of my life." I can't keep you; the only way I can protect you is to send you away. "I am yours, always and forever." By the time he finished, his hands were shaking visibly. page 907
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