Rand Al'thor Is A Mule-headed, Stone-willed Fool

There Are Things Worth Fighting For.

Some Men […] Choose To Seek Greatness, While Others Are Forced To It. It Is Always Better To Choose Than To Be Forced. A Man Who Is Forced Is Never Completely His Own Master. He Must Dance On The Strings Of Those Who Forced Him.

Rand, Maybe That's The Answer They Give To Everybody. Those Snake People, I Mean. Got To Rhuidean. Maybe We Don't Have To Be Here At All.' He Did Not Believe It, But With That Fog Staring Him In The Face. ... Rand Turned His Head To Look At Him, Not Speaking. Finally He Said, 'they Never Mentioned Rhuidean To Me, Mat.' 'oh, Burn Me,' He Muttered.

Two Hands. One To Destroy, The Other To Save. Which Had He Lost?

Stopping A Man From What He Wants To Do Is Like Taking A Sweet From A Child. Sometimes You Have To Do It, But Sometimes It Just Isn't Worth The Trouble.