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Most of those we call heroes only did what they had to do.

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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.
Reborn
Heroes
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Love is an odd thing. As odd a thing as there is.
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A gnarled old branch dulls the blade that severs a sapling.
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You will serve the Cyrstal Throne well. It would be a shame to see you assassinated too early. I will make certain that the first I send after you are newly trained, so that you may stop them with ease. -General Galgan to Mat
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Care for the living. I'll weep for the dead later. - Perrin Aybara
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