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Sometimes six and six make a dozen, and sometimes they make a mess

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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.
Dozen
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Six
Sometimes
Make

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The fact that the price must be paid is proof it is worth paying.
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You're not asking me to guess the mind of Matrim Cauthon, are you? Elayne asked. I'm convinced that Mat only acts simple so that people will let him get away with more.
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The Light willing, we will see one another again, Rand said. He held out his hand to Perrin. Watch out for Mat. I'm honestly not sure what he's going to do, but I have a feeling it will be highly dangerous for all involved. Not like us, Perrin said, clasping Rand's forearm. You and I, we're much better at keeping to the safe paths.
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Men forget, but never forgive women forgive, but never forget.
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Take what you want, and pay for it.
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The best lie is often one too ridiculous to be taken for a lie.
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Remember that any meal can be your last. You chose to travel with us, so tonight you will eat fish. Tomorrow, you may die.
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It is the enemy you underestimate who kills you.
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If any of these women had been here instead of Nynaeve, the world would have ended.
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The only way to live is to die. I must die. I deserve only death.
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Never kiss a girl whose brothers have knife scars.
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Why, that's like being told to go up in the hills to find lions, only you do not know whether there are any lions, but if there are, they may be hunting you, and they may be disguised as bushes. Oh, and if you find any lions, try not to let them eat you before you can tell where they are. -Elayne
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A cat for a hat, or a hat for a cat. But nothing for nothing.
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What you want is what you cannot have. What you cannot have is what you want.
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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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My mother always told me the best way to learn to deal with a man was to learn to ride a mule. She said they have about equal brains most of the time. Sometimes the mule is smarter.
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If wishes were wings, pigs would fly.
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