"As long as I keep it, I have the right to call Tam father. He gave it to me, and it gives me the right."
Rand about his heron marked sword, Chap. 2, The Flame of Tar Valon, p. 5.

"'I didn't mean to channel the Power, ' he whispered. 'It was an accident! Light, I don't want anything to do with it. I swear I'll never touch it again! I swear it!'"
Chap. 2, The Flame of Tar Valon, p. 11.

"I will be dangerous just to be around. Blood and ashes, I'm going to go mad, and...No! No, I won't! I will not use the Power, and then I won't go mad, and...But I can't risk it. I can't, don't you see?"
Chap. 3, Friends and Enemies, p. 36

"'The Prophecies must be fulfilled. We let you walk free, knowing what you are, because otherwise the world we know...