“But be careful, boy. Aes Sedai do what they do for reasons of their own, and they aren't always the reasons others think.” CarefulConcealedAlwaysBoyWheel Of TimeReasonsWotAes SedaiRand Al ThorThomdril Merrilin Book:The Eye of the World Source: The Eye of the World
“Thank you, Master Gleeman. I would be happy to assist you." "Thom Merrilin," the gleeman said. They stared. "My name is Thom Merrilin, not Master Gleeman." He hitched the multihued cloak up on his shoulders, and abruptly his voice once more seemed to reverberate in a great hall. "Once a Court bard, I am now indeed risen to the exalted rank of Master Gleeman, yet my name is plain Thom Merrilin, and gleeman is the simple title in which I glory." And he swept a bow so elaborate with flourishes of his cloak that Mat clapped and Egwene murmured appreciatively.” AppreciationMasterWheel Of TimeWotEgwene Al VereNynaeve Al MearaThomdril MerrilinElaborateThom MerrilinGleeman Book:The Eye of the World Source: The Eye of the World
“Egwene's face was a study, her goggle-eyed amaze at a gleeman in the flesh marred by a desire to defend Nynaeve. "Your pardon, Master Gleeman," Rand said. He knew he was grinning foolishly, himself. "That was our Wisdom, and - " "That pretty little slip of a girl?" the gleeman exclaimed. "A village Wisdom? Why, at her age she should better be flirting with the young men than foretelling the weather and curing the sick.” WisdomStudyVillageAmazingWheel Of TimeWotEgwene Al VereNynaeve Al MearaThomdril MerrilinThom Merrilin Book:The Eye of the World Source: The Eye of the World