A Gnarled Old Branch Dulls The Blade

The Only Way To Live Is To Die. I Must Die. I Deserve Only Death.

Humankind Is Made For Uncertainty, Struggle, Choice And Change.

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.

A Myrddraal Has Less Cunning Than A Woman, And A Trolloc Fights With More Honor. And A Goat Has More Sense.

I'm Not Certain That I Draw From Any One Culture More Than Others. Many Myths And Legends Of Many Different Cultures Are Really The Same Story When You Get To The Heart Of It. They Are Often Cultural Cautionary Tales About How We Should Behave And How We Should Live.