Death is lighter than a feather, but Duty is heavier than a mountain.

al'Lan Mandragoran,
The Wheel of Time, The Eye of the World ~ Robert Jordan

I will never shame you. 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 bride price, you least of all.

al'Lan Mandragoran, The Eye of the World, The Wheel of Time ~ Robert Jordan