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You cannot please everyone. You cannot soothe everyone.

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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.
Soothe
Please
Everyone
Cannot

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Even fools say something worthwhile now and again. Even a blind pig finds an acorn sometimes.
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Kill a man who needs killing, and sometimes others pay for it. The question is, was it worth doing it anyway? There's always a balance, you know. Good and evil. Light and Shadow. We would not be human if there wasn't a balance.
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May Your Swords Stay Sharp! - Lan Pendragon
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When a woman says she will obey you, of her own will, it is time to sleep lightly and watch your back.
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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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A flapping tongue has killed more men than sudden storms ever did.
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Most of those we call heroes only did what they had to do.
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Men always seem to refuse to admit they are sick until they're sick enough to make twice as much work for women. Then they claim they're well too soon, with the same result.
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To fight the raven you may make alliance with the serpent until the battle is done.
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