Robert Jordan on Humor

"If you must mount the gallows, give a jest to the crowd, a coin to the hangman, and make the drop with a smile on your lips."

"A crafty enemy will set a weak ambush you are meant to break through. Confident because you have dealt with the threat, your guard relaxed, you walk into the second, stronger ambush."

"The only man completely at peace is a man without a navel."

"Nimble finger and nimble wits will take you a good deal further than a sword and muscles. Sharp eyes help as well, but fortunately, I have these things."

"Dance with her, and she will forgive much; dance well, and she will forgive anything."

"A fool puts her hand into a hollow tree without finding out what’s inside first."

"Men always seem to refuse to admit they are sick until they’re sick enough to make twice as much work for women. Then they claim they’re well too soon, with the same result."

"When a woman plays the fool, look for the man. That was one of Lini's favorites. Another was, Kittens tangle your yarn, men tangle your wits, and it's simple as breathing for both."

"Pride fills me. I am sick with the pride that destroyed me."

"The more tragic things get, the more I feel like laughing."

"On the heights, the paths are paved with daggers."

"Dance well with a woman, and she’s halfway yours."

"A weeping woman is a bucket with no bottom."