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Pessimism, she is a fond friend of yours, yes? - That's uncalled for. I barely know her. Mere acquaintances, at best.
Robert Jordan
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Robert Jordan
Age: 58 †
Born: 1948
Born: October 17
Died: 2007
Died: September 16
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Military Officer
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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Charleston
South Carolina
James Oliver Rigney
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It's not evil, Rand. I know something evil when I smell it. This isn't evil, it's just incredibly stupid.
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Only a fool thinks his enemies stand still when he isn't looking, my Lord Dragon.
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The leaf lives its appointed time, and does not struggle against the wind that carries it away. The leaf does no harm, and finally falls to nourish new leaves. So it should be with all men and women.
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Duty is heavier than a mountain, Dai Shan.' That time, Lan did flinch. How long had it been since someone had been able to do that to him with mere words? He remembered teaching that same concept to a youth out of the Two Rivers. A sheepherder, innocent of the world, fearful of the fate laid out before him by the Pattern.
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I've come to give you your gift back, Mordeth, Cauthon whispered. I consider our debt paid in full.
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It is every man's right to choose when to Sheathe the Sword. --- Ingtar Shinowa ---
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