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Nobody tells us how to be men. We just are.

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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
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Charleston
South Carolina
James Oliver Rigney
Jr.
Wot
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Nobody
Men

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You read too much and understand too little.
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There is one rule, above all others, for being a man. Whatever comes, face it on your feet.
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Take what you want, and pay for it.
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If it's not forbidden, then it's allowed
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Whether the bear beats the wolf or the wolf beats the bear, the rabbit always loses.
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May Your Swords Stay Sharp! - Lan Pendragon
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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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The end is near, Moridin said. The Wheel has groaned its final rotation, the clock has lost its spring, the serpent heaves its final gasps.
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For the young, death is an enemy they wish to try their strength against. For those of us a little older, she is an old friend, an old lover, but one we are not eager to meet again soon.
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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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On the heights, all paths are paved with daggers. -Old Seanchan saying
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A woman's eyes cut deeper than a knife.
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Sleep well and wake, Rand al'Thor.
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