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Almost dead yesterday, maybe dead tomorrow, but alive, gloriously alive, today. -- Mat Cauthon

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Robert Jordan
Age: 58 †
Born: 1948
Born: October 17
Died: 2007
Died: September 16
Author
Military Officer
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Charleston
South Carolina
James Oliver Rigney
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Jump in a hole without looking, and there'll be a snake in it every time.
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On the heights, all paths are paved with daggers. -Old Seanchan saying
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You must surrender before you can guide.
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Hammer the iron that lies on your anvil instead of daydreaming about working silver.
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If you ask the lion to protect from from wolves, you have only chosen to end in one belly instead of another.
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Better to face the bear than run from it.
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Anyone who claimed that old age had brought them patience was either lying or senile.
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When there are fish heads and blood in the water, you don't need to see the silverpike to know they are there.
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If you must mount the gallows, give a jest to the crowd, a coin the hangman, and make the drop with a smile on your lips.
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Always leave a way out, unless you really want to find out how hard a man can fight when he’s nothing to lose.
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The rose petal floats on water. The kingfisher flashes above the pond. Life and beauty swirl in the midst of death.
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You can never know everything, and part of what you know is always wrong. A portion of wisdom lies in knowing that. A portion of courage lies in going on anyway.
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Nobody tells us how to be men. We just are.
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The only way to live is to die. I must die. I deserve only death.
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A man must know when to retreat from a woman, but a wise man knows that sometimes he must stand and face her.
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Before I knew what was happening, I had a fistful of spears around my neck like a collar. I could have shaved myself with one sneeze.
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When a woman says she will obey you, of her own will, it is time to sleep lightly and watch your back.
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Never gamble without knowing a back way out.
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May Your Swords Stay Sharp! - Lan Pendragon
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The nobles and the noble Houses maneuver for advantage. They do things they think will help them, or hurt and enemy, or both. Usually, it's all done in secrecy, or if not, they try to make it seem as if they're doing something other than what they are.
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