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There is one rule, above all others, for being a man. Whatever comes, face it on your feet.

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Robert Jordan
Age: 58 †
Born: 1948
Born: October 17
Died: 2007
Died: September 16
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Military Officer
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Science Fiction Writer
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Charleston
South Carolina
James Oliver Rigney
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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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It is every man's right to choose when to Sheathe the Sword. --- Ingtar Shinowa ---
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Sandar came to stand beside him, frowning down at the crumpled High Lord. He does not look so mighty lying there, he said wonderingly. He does not look so much greater than me.
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You could weave silk from pig bristles before you could make a man anything but a man.
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Better to face the bear than run from it.
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If you have a sword, and the Aielman has his bare hands, it is an even fight. If you're good.
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When you saw me with a dagger in hand - as if to throw at you - you didn't call for your guards. You didn't fear I was here to kill you. You looked over your shoulder to see what I was aiming at. That's the most loving gesture I think a man could receive from a woman. Unless you'd like to sit on my knee for a while.
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Wounds to the pride are remembered long after wounds to the flesh.
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