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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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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.
May
Send
Wells
Ease
Firsts
Serve
Well
Shame
Assassinated
First
General
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Throne
Would
Stop
Thrones
Certain
Trained

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If it hurts too much, make it hurt someone else instead.
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If you have a sword, and the Aielman has his bare hands, it is an even fight. If you're good.
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Think if you want to stay alive. Fear will kill you if you don't control it.
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The rose petal floats on water. The kingfisher flashes above the pond. Life and beauty swirl in the midst of death.
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The leaf lives its appointed time, and does not struggle against the wind that carries it away. The leaf does no harm, and finally falls to nourish new leaves. So it should be with all men and women.
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You must surrender before you can guide.
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It's never over, al'Thor. The battle's never done.
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On a day of fire and blood, a tattered banner waved above Dumai's wells, bearing the ancient symbol of Aes Sedai. On a day of fire and blood and the one power, as prophecy had suggested, the unstained tower, broken, bent knee to the forgotten sign. The first nine Aes Sedai swore fealty to the Dragon Reborn, and the world was changed forever.
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I've seen men die because they were sure that what should not happen,would not. -Robert Jordan(The eye of the world,Wheel of time)
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The Black Tower stands with the Lion of Andor. -Logain
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Cheer the bull, or cheer the bear cheer both, and you will be trampled and eaten.
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The only way was forward, whatever lay at the end.
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