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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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  Men, Long, Blades

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• If any of these women had been here instead of Nynaeve, the world would have ended.

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  World, Ifs

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• Yes, I'm alive," Mat said. "I'm usually pretty good at staying alive. I've only failed one time that I can remember, and it hardly counts.

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  Alive, Remember, Said

  Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson (2013). “A Memory of Light”, p.739, Macmillan

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• The Amyrlin Seat has fallen," a nearby Aes Sedai cried amid the crystallized Sharans. "The Amyrlin Seat has fallen!

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  Fallen, Cried, Seats

  Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson (2013). “A Memory of Light”, p.810, Macmillan

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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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  Giving, Debt, Paid In Full

  Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson (2013). “A Memory of Light”, p.899, Macmillan

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• As he did so, a wind rose up around him, around the man who had been called lord, Dragon Reborn, king, killer, lover and friend.

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  Kings, Men, Dragons

  Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson (2013). “A Memory of Light”, p.929, Macmillan

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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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  Stupid, Smell, Evil

  Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson (2013). “A Memory of Light”, p.282, Macmillan

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• You're welcome in my house when this is over. We'll open a cask of Master al'Vere's best brandy. We'll remember those who fell, and we'll tell our children how we stood when the clouds turned black and the world started to die. We'll tell them we stood shoulder to shoulder, and there was just no space for the Shadow to squeeze through.

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  Children, Clouds, Space

  Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson (2013). “A Memory of Light”, p.277, Macmillan

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• Does it make you brave to stick your hand in a bear's mouth? Would you do it again just because you didn't die?

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  Hands, Brave, Doe

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• At my age, if I make it up, it's still an old saying.

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  Age, Old Saying, Wot

  Robert Jordan (2010). “The Fires of Heaven: Book Five of 'The Wheel of Time'”, p.361, Tor Books

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• Two hands. One to destroy, the other to save. Which had he lost?

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  Hands, Two, Lost

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• I will hate the man you choose because he is not me, and love him if he makes you smile. No woman deserves the sure knowledge of widow’s black as her brideprice, you least of all.

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  Time, Hate, Men

  Robert Jordan (2016). “The Wheel of Time: Books 1–4”, p.436, Macmillan

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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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  Struggle, Fall, Men

  Robert Jordan (2000). “The Eye of the World: Book One of 'The Wheel of Time'”, p.351, Macmillan

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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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  Men, Light, Evil

  Robert Jordan (2016). “The Wheel of Time: Books 1–4”, p.1344, Macmillan

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• The Wheel of Time and the wheel of a man's life turn alike without pity or mercy.

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  Time, Men, Wheels

  Robert Jordan (2010). “Lord of Chaos: Book Six of 'The Wheel of Time'”, p.370, Macmillan

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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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  Time, Sleep, Watches

  Robert Jordan (2010). “The Fires of Heaven: Book Five of 'The Wheel of Time'”, p.384, Macmillan

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• There's no time for winking at the men when you're busy bailing the boat.

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  Time, Men, Busy

  Robert Jordan (2010). “The Shadow Rising: Book Four of 'The Wheel of Time'”, p.29, Macmillan

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• Never kiss a girl whose brothers have knife scars.

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  Girl, Brother, Kissing

  "The Fires of Heaven". Book by Robert Jordan, 1993.

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• A man should never give promises in bed.

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  Men, Giving, Promise

  Robert Jordan (2010). “Knife of Dreams: Book Eleven of 'The Wheel of Time'”, p.638, Macmillan

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• Let most men have a finger and they will have the whole hand before you know. Let a clan cheif have a finger and he will have the entire arm.

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  Men, Hands, Arms

  Robert Jordan (2010). “Lord of Chaos: Book Six of 'The Wheel of Time'”, p.469, Macmillan

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• Facing them (men) with knives and spears was much easier than loving them, much easier.

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  Men, Knives, Easier

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• Belief and order give strength. Have to clear rubble before you can build.

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  Order, Giving, Belief

  Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson (2009). “The Gathering Storm: Book Twelve of the Wheel of Time”, p.240, Macmillan

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• Once you catch a disease and survive, you can't get it again.

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  Disease

  Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson (2013). “A Memory of Light”, p.901, Macmillan

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• I think that quite often you can only find a choice between bad and worse. But I think it's worth making the effort, and I like to expose my characters to that sort of situation.

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  Character, Thinking, Choices

  "Robert Jordan chats about his 'Wheel of Time' series". Live chat, edition.cnn.com. December 12, 2000.

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• I'm not certain that I draw from any one culture more than others. Many myths and legends of many different cultures are really the same story when you get to the heart of it. They are often cultural cautionary tales about how we should behave and how we should live.

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  Heart, Different, Culture

  "Robert Jordan chats about his 'Wheel of Time' series". Live chat, edition.cnn.com. December 12, 2000.

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