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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.
Robert Jordan
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Robert Jordan
Age: 58 †
Born: 1948
Born: October 17
Died: 2007
Died: September 16
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Military Officer
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Science Fiction Writer
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Charleston
South Carolina
James Oliver Rigney
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