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Always plan for the worst, child that way, all your surprises will be pleasant ones.

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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
Jr.
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Children
Surprises
Way
Pleasant
Always
Surprise
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Ones
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