Robert Jordan's "The Eye of the World" Quotes Archives - Famous Inspirational Quotes & Sayings

Taren Ferry folk had a reputation for slyness and trickery. If you shook hands with a Taren Ferry man, people said, you counted your fingers afterwards.
—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 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 pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.
—Robert Jordan, "The Eye of the World"

Till shade is gone, till water is gone, into the Shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath, to spit into Sightblinder's eye on the Last Day.
—Robert Jordan, "The Eye of the World"

Death is as light as a feather, duty heavier than a mountain
—Robert Jordan, "The Eye of the World"

I will hate the man you choose because he isn't me, and love him if he makes you smile.
—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"

Strange clothes you wear, Child of the Dragon. Has the Wheel turned so far? Do the People of the Dragon return to the first Covenant? But you wear a sword. That is neither now nor then.
—Robert Jordan, "The Eye of the World"