Lan Mandragoran Quotes

“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.”
― Robert Jordan, The Eye of the World

“Anything can be a weapon, if the man or woman who holds it has the nerve and will to make it so.”
― Robert Jordan, The Eye of the World

“Lan shook his head sightly "He was better. But he thought I was finished, with only one arm. He never understood. You surrender after you're dead.”
― Robert Jordan, New Spring

“In his cradle he had been given four gifts. The ring in his hands and the locket that hung around his neck, the sword on his hip and an oath sworn in his name. The locket was the most precious, the oath the heaviest. 'To stand against the Shadow so long as iron is hard and stone abides. To defend the Malkieri while one drop of blood remains. To avenge what cannot be defended.”
― Robert Jordan, New Spring

“Every man has to die somewhere,' he said softly, and went off to make up his blankets.”
― Robert Jordan, New Spring

“Death comes sooner or later to everyone," the Warder said grimly, "unless they serve the Dark One, and only fools are willing to pay that price.”
― Robert Jordan, The Eye of the World

“Death comes sooner or later to everyone, unless they serve the Dark One, and only fools are willing to pay that price.", the Warder said grimly.”
― Robert Jordan, The Eye of the World

“You may talk if you wish," she went on absently, "but do it quietly. Now, you go, Master al'Vere. This is a sickroom, not a gathering hall. See that I am not disturbed.”
― Robert Jordan, The Eye of the World

“In the north, in the Borderlands along the Great Blight, there is a saying. The look of the Eyeless is fear."
"The Eyeless?" Rand said, and Lan nodded.
"Myrddraal see like eagles, in darkness or in light, but they have no eyes. I can think of few things more dangerous than facing a Myrddraal. Moiraine Sedai and I both tried to kill, the one that was here last night, and we failed every time. Halfmen have the Dark One's own luck.”
― Robert Jordan, The Eye of the World

“I'd not have thought to find a heron-mark sword in a place like this," Lan said.”
― Robert Jordan, The Eye of the World

“Only once did anyone speak loudly enough for Rand to hear clearly. "You must handle it," Moiraine said in answer to something unheard from Lan. "He will remember too much as it is, and no help for it. If I stand out in his thoughts...”
― Robert Jordan, The Eye of the World