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When there are fish heads and blood in the water, you don't need to see the silverpike to know they are there.

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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.
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Water
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It has been quite a weight, hasn't it? Tam asked. What weight? Rand replied. That lost hand you've been carrying. Rand looked down at his stump. Yes. I believe it has been at that.
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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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Only a fool thinks his enemies stand still when he isn't looking, my Lord Dragon.
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I can rest when I'm dead.
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It's not evil, Rand. I know something evil when I smell it. This isn't evil, it's just incredibly stupid.
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No man should have another man's voice in his head.
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Often you don't know whether a woman is friend, enemy or lover until it is too late. Sometimes, she is all three.
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Almost dead yesterday, maybe dead tomorrow, but alive, gloriously alive, today. -- Mat Cauthon
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You will serve the Cyrstal Throne well. It would be a shame to see you assassinated too early. I will make certain that the first I send after you are newly trained, so that you may stop them with ease. -General Galgan to Mat
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I always get what I want in the end. And I think I want...ornamental ironwork. For the windows of my bedchamber.
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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.
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Take what you want, and pay for it.
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You can never know everything, and part of what you know is always wrong. A portion of wisdom lies in knowing that. A portion of courage lies in going on anyway.
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I had long wondered, Lan said to Tam. About the man who had given Rand that heron-marked blade. I wondered if he had truly earned it. Now I know. Lan raised his own sword in salute.
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Tuon's eyes snapped open, and despite the dim light, she focused directly on Mat. She saw the knife in his hand, ready to throw. Then she looked over her shoulder.
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