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If I could find a way to escape my destiny, do I deserve to? (Robert Jordan)
I will see you tonight. Or I will see you dead. View quote
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A ship is alive, and he is like a man, with a true man's heart. Treat him well and care for him properly, and he will fight for you against the worst sea. He will fight to keep you alive even after the sea has long since given him his own deathstroke. Neglect him, though, ignore the small warnings he gives of danger, and he will drown you in a flat sea beneath a cloudless sky. View quote
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I'll not have you bleeding to death on me. That would be just like you, to die and leave me the work of burying you. You have no consideration. View quote
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The best way to apologize to a man is to trip him in a secluded part of the garden. View quote
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"Wish" and "want" trip the feet, but "is" makes the path smoother. View quote
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If you don't look for snakes, you cannot complain when one bites you. View quote
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A shaping stone, to make us; a testing ground to prove our worth; and a punishment for the sin. View quote
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By the look of you, Nynaeve, I could almost think you were angry, but I know you have such a sweet disposition people ask you to dabble your fingers in their tea. View quote
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I think the woman was born in Far Madding in a thunderstorm. She probably told the thunder to be quiet. It probably did. View quote
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I lead no armies, Warder. I command nothing save myself, and not always that. (Robert Jordan)
When you have never known a thing except to dream, it becomes more than a talisman. View quote
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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. He must know pain of heart. He must know frustration, and he must know anguish. Bring these to him. And you will be rewarded. View quote
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I have heard it said that a man caught between his wife and a Wise One often wishes for a dozen old enemies to fight instead. A man caught between a wife and three Wise Ones, and the wife a Wise One herself, must consider trying to slay Sightblinder. View quote
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We are all fools sometimes, child, yet a wise woman learns to limit how often. View quote
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At the end of time, when the many become one, the last storm shall gather its angry winds to destroy a land already dying. And at its center, the blind man shall stand upon his own grave. There he shall see again, and weep for what has been wrought. View quote
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Nimble finger and nimble wits will take you a good deal further than a sword and muscles. Sharp eyes help as well, but fortunately, I have these things. View quote
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A flapping tongue can put you in the net instead of the fish. View quote
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That was all he ever really wanted from women; a smile, a dance, a kiss, and to be remembered fondly. View quote
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We are alike in many ways, you and I. There is a darkness in us. Darkness, pain, death. They radiate from us. If ever you love a woman, Rand, leave her and let her find another. It will be the best gift you can give her. View quote
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If you are not mine, then you are dead. (Robert Jordan)
Not thinking about a thorn doesn't make it hurt your foot less. View quote
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I expect a civil word for a civil word! View quote
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Let the lord of chaos rule. View quote
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What you need isn't always what you want. View quote
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