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In the Borderlands, sheepherder, if a man has the raising of a child, that child is his, and none can say different.

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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
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Charleston
South Carolina
James Oliver Rigney
Jr.
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You're welcome in my house when this is over. We'll open a cask of Master al'Vere's best brandy. We'll remember those who fell, and we'll tell our children how we stood when the clouds turned black and the world started to die. We'll tell them we stood shoulder to shoulder, and there was just no space for the Shadow to squeeze through.
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When the honey's out of the comb, there's no putting it back.
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Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time.
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Only a fool thinks his enemies stand still when he isn't looking, my Lord Dragon.
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There was a wild light in his eyes. Bring your lightnings, Aes Sedai. I will dance with them.
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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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Even fools say something worthwhile now and again. Even a blind pig finds an acorn sometimes.
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If it's not forbidden, then it's allowed
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You have made a place in my heart where I thought there was no room for anything else. You have made flowers grow where I cultivated dust and stones. Remember this, on this journey you insist on making. If you die, I will not survive you long.
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Has anyone ever told you that you should wear a hat? It would fit the missing eye quite well.' -Kathana to Mat
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Stopping a man from what he wants to do is like taking a sweet from a child. Sometimes you have to do it, but sometimes it just isn't worth the trouble.
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Caution once forgotten could be forgotten once too often.
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Demandred blocked Lan's attack but he breathed hoarsely. Who are you? Demandred whispered again. No one of this Age has such skill. Asmodean? No, no. He couldn't have fought me like this. Lews Therin? It is you behind that face, isn't it? I am just a man, Lan whispered. That is all I have ever been.
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Two hands. One to destroy, the other to save. Which had he lost?
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If you pursue two hares, both will escape you.
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Storms rumble beyond the horizon, and the fires of heaven purge the earth. There is no salvation without destruction, no hope this side of death.
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Sandar came to stand beside him, frowning down at the crumpled High Lord. He does not look so mighty lying there, he said wonderingly. He does not look so much greater than me.
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A man falling off a cliff to certain death will stretch out a hand even to his worst enemy.
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Belief and order give strength. Have to clear rubble before you can build.
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Always plan for the worst, child that way, all your surprises will be pleasant ones.
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