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Facing them (men) with knives and spears was much easier than loving them, much easier.

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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.
Spears
Knives
Facing
Loving
Easier
Much
Men

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