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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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Robert Jordan
Age: 58 †
Born: 1948
Born: October 17
Died: 2007
Died: September 16
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Military Officer
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Charleston
South Carolina
James Oliver Rigney
Jr.
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People
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The people seemed nearly ostentatious about minding their own business.
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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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A man must know when to retreat from a woman, but a wise man knows that sometimes he must stand and face her.
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He is born again! I feel him! The Dragon takes his first breath on the slope of Dragonmount! He is coming! He is coming! Light help us! Light help the world! He lies in the snow and cries like the thunder! He burns like the sun!
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Always plan for the worst, child that way, all your surprises will be pleasant ones.
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We are always more afraid than we wish to be, but we can always be braver than we expect.
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Perrin, my father says a general can take care of the living or weep for the dead, but he cannot do both.
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It is the enemy you underestimate who kills you.
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No man should have another man's voice in his head.
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