Crossroads of Twilight (Wheel of Time, #10)

by Robert Jordan

Confidence was one key to victory. The other side believing you were confident was sometimes almost as good as actually being confident.

Every plan is brilliant until the day comes, Mother, but then you must adapt to circumstances or be ridden down.’

Change came so slowly you never noticed it creeping up on you, or far too fast for comfort, but it came. Nothing stayed the same, even when you thought it did. Or hoped it would.

Truth almost always did come out in the end, but by the end, truth was often so wrapped around with rumors and speculation and absolute lies that most people never did believe it.