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Even a queen stubs her toe, but a wise woman watches the path.
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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The leaf lives its appointed time, and does not struggle against the wind that carries it away. The leaf does no harm, and finally falls to nourish new leaves. So it should be with all men and women.
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I've come to give you your gift back, Mordeth, Cauthon whispered. I consider our debt paid in full.
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hope is like a piece of string when you’re drowning it just isn’t enough to get you out by itself.
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A woman's eyes cut deeper than a knife.
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Think if you want to stay alive. Fear will kill you if you don't control it.
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i can't understand her well son, you might as well try to understand the sun. derived form the book:fires of heaven by robert jordan.
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Why, that's like being told to go up in the hills to find lions, only you do not know whether there are any lions, but if there are, they may be hunting you, and they may be disguised as bushes. Oh, and if you find any lions, try not to let them eat you before you can tell where they are. -Elayne
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Always leave a way out, unless you really want to find out how hard a man can fight when he’s nothing to lose.
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You have to understand, child. Everyone wants someone in their life, someone who cares for them, someone they can care for. Even a queen.
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Love is an odd thing. As odd a thing as there is.
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Wounds to the pride are remembered long after wounds to the flesh.
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