“If you plan for the worst, all surprises are pleasant.”

“Always plan for the worst, child, that way all your surprises are pleasant ones.”

“Surprising what you can dig out of books if you read long enough, isn't it?”

“A man falling off a cliff to certain death will stretch out a hand even to his worst enemy.”

“Why didn't you guess this would happen?" Elayne demanded.He looked at her, expressionless. One side of his mouth twitched up, then he pulled his hat down, shading his eyepatch."Light," Elayne said. "You knew. You spent this whole week planning with us, and you knew the entire time you'd throw it out with the dishwater.”

“Sometimes, pain is all that lets you know you're alive.”

“We should ask our commanders..." Elayne trailed off. "If there are any we trust not to be under Compulsion.""There's only one," Mat said grimly, meeting her eyes. "And he's telling you we are finished if we continue as we have. The earlier plan was a good enough one, but after what we lost today...Elayne, we're dead unless we choose one place to stand, gather together, and fight."One last toss of the dice.”