1 To be a woman is to be always alone and never alone – Nynaeve
Nynaeve is a wisdom and she says this to Egwene to make her understand how tough it can be to be a woman. How they have to offer so much to the world and expect so little from it
2 War is just fools, killing other fools, for foolish causes – Unknown
War is never a solution to any issue. It’s just bloodshed, often over trivial issues that could’ve been settled with a few wise words.
3 It’s a lonely life, being a wisdom – Rand
As a wisdom, a woman is bound to be alone for the rest of her life. Neither can she have a husband nor kids. Rand is heartbroken at the fact that the woman he loves is choosing a life of solitude.
4 All we can do is the best we can, with the life that’s given to us and take comfort from it – Rand’s Father
No one knows how long it will take for The Wheel of Time to resurrect a departed soul. Thus, all we can do is make the best out of the life that has been given to us and enjoy it to the fullest.
5 No matter what happens, what pain we face, what heartbreak, even death, the wheel of time keeps turning, always – Rand’s Father
The world does not stop because of our discomforts and agonies. Irrespective of the sorrows we’re facing in life, we must keep moving forward and work towards a better life.
6 Sometimes brutality is the only path to mercy – Questioner, Whitecloak
The first time we see the Questioner, we are met with some gruesome sights. Questioner is a sadist who loves tormenting the Aes Sedai and we see this as he burns one of the eight sisters alive
7 You Aes Sedai are monsters! – The Ferryman
When Moiraine refuses to allow the Ferryman to return to bring his family, he jumps into the water cursing the Aes Sedai for using him for their own benefit and then abandoning him.|
8 She or he will be all those things and none of them – Moiraine Sedai
The dragon reborn is someone surrounded by many legends. Some say he might have wings. Moiraine states that the dragon reborn could be anything like it or nothing like it at all.
9 One thing, one power and women like you and I, we are lucky enough to be able to touch it – Moiraine Sedai
When Moiraine tells Egwene about her potential to become an Aes Sedai, she tells her that they are amongst the few lucky ones who have touched the legendary One Power.
10 Touching the source will come to you, whether you want it or not – Moiraine Sedai
When Egwene states that she might not want to be an Aes Sedai, Moiraine tells her that she cannot control her fate. What is written in our destinies will happen, and we cannot control it.
11 You don’t listen to the wind, Egwene, the wind listens to you – Moiraine Sedai
Egwene has much potential as an Aes Sedai. Her ambition of becoming the wisdom was trifling in front of her potential as an Aes Sedai.
12 Do you think we’ll ever go back? – Perrin
Perrin was devastated after they had to leave their home to travel to the White Tower. Home is what Perrin needed after the trauma of killing his wife with his own hands.
13 If I were her, I’d leave you behind too – Egwene
Egwene is tired of Rand’s arrogance and suspicions towards Moiraine, even though all she’s done is fight to save them from the Trollocs. Egwene states that for such lack of gratitude, she would leave Rand behind as well
14 You are meant for battle, we questioners have a higher purpose – Questioner, Whitecloak
The Questioner seems unusually full of himself, and hates the Aes Sedai with all his heart. Even when the trollocs were moving west, he decided to move to the south, to ask about the incident. Stating that he as a questioner has a higher purpose than mere soldiers.
15 I could never hate you – Rand
Even after Rand had been abandoned by Egwene, he still cared for her the same. Even if it was from a distance. We can never bring ourselves to hate the people we once loved.
16 If you’re gonna take from the dead, the least you can do is bury them. – Thom Merrilin
Thom is an honorable man. When he lets Mat take some gemstones from the dead body he was about to bury. He asks for Mat’s help to lay the poor man to rest.
17 And here I am just hearing, when I want to be seeing. – Dana
Dana poured out her dream to Rand. She was tired of being cooped up in the small pub and serving other men. She wanted to see the world and all the beautiful things it had to offer.
18 Don’t let me find you hanging in a cage someday, huh? – Thom Merrilin
Thom Merrilin is a gleeman but he speaks very wisely. When he observes Mat’s greed and inclination towards money, he tells him to be careful and not end up like the man they were burying at that very moment.
19 Doesn’t matter who I am. What matters is who I’m going to be. – Dana
Dana is a darkfriend. She wants to offer the dragon reborns to the Dark One and gain the recognition that was earned by Ishamael for achieving the same feat.
20 What does a crown mean to the dragon reborn? – Logain Ablar
Logain was a man who could channel. He got too drunk on the power he had and ravaged lands and kings who began following him. Logain didn’t want the status of a king, he was already the Dragon reborn.
21 They’re nothing more than little spies who exaggerate their own importance. – Liandrin
Liandrin does not like the Blue Ajah. She considers them just petty spies who are full of themselves and don’t contribute much to the feats of the Aes Sedai.
22 We protect the world from people who would misuse the One Power. Even other Aes Sedai. – Liandrin
The Red Ajah were responsible for stopping the misuse of the One Power. Even if the channellers were other Aes Sedai. Liandrin was a tough woman who stood by her principles and never forgave any men who could channel.
23 The leaf in its time falls to the dirt, that nourishes the tree, that in its time grows the leaf again. – Ila
Ila is one of the wisest elders in the show. The way of the leaf believes in the destiny of everything. Just how a leaf falls in its time and nurtures the tree, every sacrifice a person makes nurtures something in return. No sacrifices are in vain.
24 And tell me, has your life been better or worse, since you picked up that axe? – Ila
Ila knows what Perrin did. She stresses that the swing of his axe had changed his life and that too for the worst. Moreover being the reason to abolish violence, which was the way of the leaf.
25 Nothing is ever lost, the Wheel returns it all. – Ila
Nothing ever ends for real. Everything finds its way back to the world as the Wheel spins. Even the souls lost to death will one day be returned to the world by the Wheel.
26 We call ourselves Gleemen, because a silly name makes us less frightening. – Thom Merrilin
Thom has a lot more to him than meets the eye. When Rand questions his knowledge, Thom states that a silly name like ‘Gleemen’ would make them seem harmless and unthreatening.
27 Nothing is more dangerous than a man who knows his past. – Thom Merrilin
Thom is a knowledgeable man. And a man with knowledge is a dangerous man. Thom knows his history and the lessons learnt from it. Hence he was a really dangerous man.
28 No bond is closer than an Aes Sedai and her Warder. – Stepin
An Aes Sedai and her warder share a bond that is stronger than anything in the world. So much so that a warder feels everything that his Aes Sedai feels.
29 It is they who serve the people. – Stepin
Warders are present to protect the Aes Sedai, they don’t save the people or serve them. It is the Aes Sedai who serve the people. The Warders just take pride in protecting them.
30 Your losses are mine and mine yours – Moiraine Sedai
Lan felt responsible for losing the reborns on their way. Moiraine states that no loss is his alone to bear, and that she shares all her losses, just as he shares hers.
31 Those who renounce violence usually know its evil only too well – Ila
Ila had lost her daughter to a group of riders who killed her for the fun of it. Ila knew very well what violence was capable of and what it brought along. She chose the way of the leaf to make the world a better place.
32 What greater revenge against death than life? – Ila
Only kindness and care can put an end to violence and the suffering it brings with itself. We cannot fight violence with violence, but instead with methods of peace.
33 Leaf doesn’t fight the wind, and sometimes the wind flows away from the tree – Aram
The tuatha’an aren’t determined to end all the violence that stains the world. They only follow the way of the leaf for themselves. They don’t end violence around the world, they just renounce it for themselves.
34 The wheel doesn’t want anything, it can’t anymore than a river or rain can want. It’s the people who want – Moiraine Sedai
The wheel doesn’t have a will of its own. It’s the people who wish to possess the power of the wheel that force their will upon the wheel.
35 You’ll never be the same. But, it’s time you saw that for the gift it is – Moiraine Sedai
Moiraine tells Nynaeve to understand the power she has been blessed with. Nynaeve was the most powerful channeller that the Sedai had encountered in the last one thousand years. Now was her time to accept this power and use it for greater good.
36 Violence is in us all. The Way of the Leaf isn’t about denying that. It’s about accepting it – Aram
Violence exists in everyone. Those who deny it end up getting consumed by it. One must accept the violence within and try to suppress it, for the greater good.
37 You can cover the light with the palm of a child’s hand, but a leaf, even if you crush it, bury it, burn it, becomes a part of the earth… and the air – Ila
The way of the light revolves around power, whereas the way of leaf acknowledges the circle of life and follows the path of non violence. Even if a leaf is destroyed, even in its death, it supports other life. The tuatha’an endured not only for themselves but for others as well.
38 Always in such a rush these humans. Never taking time to properly prepare for what they are walking into – Loial
Loial is amused by Rand’s run towards the procession. He states how humans are always hasty with everything and never prepare thoroughly for their endeavours and end up regretting their decision.
39 We bonded and I had to become worthy of her – Stepin
When Karene first met Stepin, he did not think of himself as someone worthy of becoming her warder, but she bonded anyway and then stepin had to work and become worthy of her.
40 First, you lose Moiraine, and then tell me how easy it is to jump from one woman to the next – Stepin
Stepin did not recover from Karene’s death. When Lan tries to console him and ask him to bond with another Sedai, Stepin immediately refuses his empathy and asks him to step into his shoes and make that choice.
41 And what makes you think that I’m a man who stays true to his oaths – Child Valda
Valda is a cruel and merciless captain. When Egwene reminds him of his oath not to hurt a woman who’s not a Sedai, Valda with utmost cruelty reminds her that he is neither a man of his word nor loyal to his oaths.
42 Because we humans, are meant to be of this Earth, to struggle and fight for everything we have – Child Valda
Valda believes that humans are supposed to be grounded beings. They must not possess godly powers like the Aes Sedai. According to him, all humans must fight for what they have and no one should help them in the process.
43 That’s the only thing I have left of her, the pain. I’m not ready to let go of it yet – Stepin
Stepin was devastated after he lost Karene. When he asks Nynaeve for her special tea, Nynaeve offers healing tol his pain, which he refuses. This pain was the only thing that he had left of
44 I promise you, the pain will never go away – Nynaeve
Nynaeve had lost her loved ones just like Stepin had lost Karene. Nynaeve very much understood what Stepin was going through and let him know that the pain would never leave his side.
45 Love’s usually a bad idea. Still we allow it to happen or this life would be intolerable – Stepin
Love isn’t a luxury. It’s a necessity that we cannot ignore in our lives. Most of the time love results in pain and suffering, but it’s a risk worth taking if it means you will receive love.
46 If Wisdom is the title you claim, i suggest you start using some – Moiraine
Nynaeve observed the darkness in Mat and still didn’t tell Moiraine. When Moiraine heals Mat, she states that it was foolish of Nynaeve to act on her own and such idiocy could’ve cost her friend his life.
46 Best Wheel Of Time Quotes Of All Time Alt 1: Wheel of Time Quotes
1. To be a woman is to be always alone and never alone – Nynaeve
2. War is just fools, killing other fools, for foolish causes – Unknown
3. It’s a lonely life, being a wisdom – Rand
4. All we can do is the best we can, with the life that’s given to us and take comfort from it – Rand’s Father
5. No matter what happens, what pain we face, what heartbreak, even death, the wheel of time keeps turning, always – Rand’s Father
6. Sometimes brutality is the only path to mercy – Questioner, Whitecloak
7. You Aes Sedai are monsters! – The Ferryman
8. She or he will be all those things and none of them – Moiraine Sedai
9. One thing, one power and women like you and I, we are lucky enough to be able to touch it – Moiraine Sedai
10. Touching the source will come to you, whether you want it or not – Moiraine Sedai
11. You don’t listen to the wind, Egwene, the wind listens to you – Moiraine Sedai
12. Do you think we’ll ever go back? – Perrin
13. If I were her, I’d leave you behind too – Egwene
14. You are meant for battle, we questioners have a higher purpose – Questioner, Whitecloak
15. I could never hate you – Rand
16. If you’re gonna take from the dead, the least you can do is bury them. – Thom Merrilin
17. And here I am just hearing, when I want to be seeing. – Dana
18. Don’t let me find you hanging in a cage someday, huh? – Thom Merrilin
19. Doesn’t matter who I am. What matters is who I’m going to be. – Dana
20. What does a crown mean to the dragon reborn? – Logain Ablar
21. They’re nothing more than little spies who exaggerate their own importance. – Liandrin
22. We protect the world from people who would misuse the One Power. Even other Aes Sedai. – Liandrin
23. The leaf in its time falls to the dirt, that nourishes the tree, that in its time grows the leaf again. – Ila
24. And tell me, has your life been better or worse, since you picked up that axe? – Ila
25. Nothing is ever lost, the Wheel returns it all. – Ila
26. We call ourselves Gleemen, because a silly name makes us less frightening. – Thom Merrilin
27. Nothing is more dangerous than a man who knows his past. – Thom Merrilin
28. No bond is closer than an Aes Sedai and her Warder. – Stepin
29. It is they who serve the people. – Stepin
30. Your losses are mine and mine yours – Moiraine Sedai
31. Those who renounce violence usually know its evil only too well – Ila
32. What greater revenge against death than life? – Ila
33. Leaf doesn’t fight the wind, and sometimes the wind flows away from the tree – Aram
34. The wheel doesn’t want anything, it can’t anymore than a river or rain can want. It’s the people who want – Moiraine Sedai
35. You’ll never be the same. But, it’s time you saw that for the gift it is – Moiraine Sedai
36. Violence is in us all. The Way of the Leaf isn’t about denying that. It’s about accepting it – Aram
37. You can cover the light with the palm of a child’s hand, but a leaf, even if you crush it, bury it, burn it, becomes a part of the earth… and the air – Ila
38. Always in such a rush these humans. Never taking time to properly prepare for what they are walking into – Loial
39. We bonded and I had to become worthy of her – Stepin
40. First, you lose Moiraine, and then tell me how easy it is to jump from one woman to the next – Stepin
41. And what makes you think that I’m a man who stays true to his oaths – Child Valda
42. Because we humans, are meant to be of this Earth, to struggle and fight for everything we have – Child Valda
43. That’s the only thing I have left of her, the pain. I’m not ready to let go of it yet – Stepin
44. I promise you, the pain will never go away – Nynaeve
45. Love’s usually a bad idea. Still we allow it to happen or this life would be intolerable – Stepin
46. If Wisdom is the title you claim, i suggest you start using some – Moiraine