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Anyone who claimed that old age had brought them patience was either lying or senile.

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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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Senile
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Patience
Brought
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Age
Lying

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