"I don't know," Mat said, feeling sheepish. "I guess I just think I should feel different, or something. The whole world up and changed on us, didn't it?"
"You could say that," Verin said, "though I would argue that the cleansing itself is more like a pebble thrown into a pond. The ripples will take some time to reach the shore."
"A pebble?" Mat asked. "A pebble?"
"Well, perhaps more of a boulder."
"A bloody mountain if you ask me," Mat muttered.
- The Gathering Storm, The Death of Tuon
"You could say that," Verin said, "though I would argue that the cleansing itself is more like a pebble thrown into a pond. The ripples will take some time to reach the shore."
"A pebble?" Mat asked. "A pebble?"
"Well, perhaps more of a boulder."
"A bloody mountain if you ask me," Mat muttered.
- The Gathering Storm, The Death of Tuon
Okay, that wasn't a thought. But I'm guessing this chapter is about Verin's letter to Perrin or Verin's letter to Mat.
(wrong place, this is an answer to the poster above, not to Deadsy)
I think Deadsy got the hang of it: the chapter title is a reference to Verin's comment about a pebble causing ripples, which suggests a Mat chapter. I'm not convinced she has it right that it's about Verin's letter, though. I think it could simply be Mat who make a connection between something and what Verin told him. For example, if Thom or Alivia or Jain or anyone near Mat needs to start a chain reaction to reach a goal, Mat might shrug and michieviously say "use a pebble, you need to find a pebble". A lot of WOT chapter titles are referencing obscure scenes from the previous books like this - it's part of Harriet's "style" for titles.
This message last edited by DomA on 10/09/2010 at 09:03:48 PM
TOM: Chapter Titles (spoilers)
- 02/09/2010 05:39:38 AM
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Thats stupid. I'm not doing it. *NM*
- 02/09/2010 02:40:54 PM
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*NM*
I'm confused...
- 02/09/2010 04:10:22 PM
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Re: I'm confused...
- 02/09/2010 04:15:32 PM
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lighter than a feather was already a chapter title....right? *NM*
- 02/09/2010 04:27:34 PM
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I may be retarded but how do you view these chapter titles on Sanderson's page?
- 02/09/2010 08:30:49 PM
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Ouch....
- 03/09/2010 10:12:03 PM
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Ya. They are rarely that obvious
- 03/09/2010 10:29:34 PM
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Hmm....
- 03/09/2010 10:21:07 PM
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I should clarify
- 03/09/2010 10:31:46 PM
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I would assume you assumed correctly...
- 04/09/2010 02:43:11 AM
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added "The Right Thing" Gee, I wonder who that could be *NM*
- 05/09/2010 05:53:47 AM
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No idea 
- 08/09/2010 04:04:02 PM
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- 08/09/2010 04:04:02 PM
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where did you hear that he said they're not in the right order?
- 08/09/2010 09:21:57 PM
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Re: where did you hear that he said they're not in the right order?
- 09/09/2010 12:58:13 AM
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I'm most curious to get Chapter 50, which Sanderson described as including a heartbreaking scene. *NM*
- 05/09/2010 01:15:03 PM
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Use a Pebble (my thoughts)
- 06/09/2010 09:20:52 PM
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Nah.. that sounds terribly silly
- 10/09/2010 08:50:54 PM
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