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Anyone who claimed that old age had brought them patience was either lying or senile.
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
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Science Fiction Writer
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Charleston
South Carolina
James Oliver Rigney
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I had long wondered, Lan said to Tam. About the man who had given Rand that heron-marked blade. I wondered if he had truly earned it. Now I know. Lan raised his own sword in salute.
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One pretty woman means fun at the dance. Two pretty women means trouble in the house. Three pretty women means run at the hills.
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A man who trusts everyone is a fool and a man who trusts no one is a fool. We are all fools if we live long enough.
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Courage to strengthen, fire to blind, music to daze, iron to bind.
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