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A man's word must be as good as an oath sworn beneath the Light or it was no good at all. (Robert Jordan)
Break the seals. Break the seals, and end it. Let me die forever. View quote
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Men! When you cannot win an argument, you either run away or resort to force. View quote
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An Aes Sedai never lies, but the truth she speaks, may not be the truth you think you hear. View quote
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All men dream. But I know dreams for dreams. This is reality. View quote
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Victors write history. View quote
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I would not mind you in my head, if you were not so clearly mad. View quote
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The dead are never silent. View quote
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We are dead men. Dead men should be quiet in their graves, but they never are. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. (Robert Jordan)
You'll use it [Perrin's axe], boy, and as long as you hate using it, you would use it more wisely than most men would. Wait. If ever you don't hate it any longer, then will be the time to throw it as far as you can and run the other way. View quote
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...but who can know the heart of a man? Not even he himself, I suspect. A man is the easiest animal to put on a leash, and the hardest to keep leashed. Even when he chooses it himself. View quote
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We are going to tickle some Aes Sedai under the chin, rescue a mule, and put a snip-nosed girl on the Lion Throne. Oh, yes. That's Aviendha. Don't look at her crosswise, or she'll try to cut your throat and probably slit her own by mistake. View quote
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When a woman plays the fool, look for the man. That was one of Lini's favorites. Another was, Kittens tangle your yarn, men tangle your wits, and it's simple as breathing for both. View quote
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Some men [...] choose to seek greatness, while others are forced to it. It is always better to choose than to be forced. A man who is forced is never completely his own master. He must dance on the strings of those who forced him. View quote
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Advice! Nobody tells us how to be men. We just are." "That is probably why you make such a bad job of it.- Perrin and Egwene. View quote
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The Empress will follow where you go," she said. "So she will," Mat said. "As I'll follow where she goes, I suppose. I hope that doesn't lead us in too many circles. View quote
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He doesn't know what to make of me," Mat said softly. "How very uncommon. I can't think of anyone else who has reacted that way to you, Mat. View quote
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I don't know. They could put up a warning sign or something. Hello. Welcome to Hindstrap. We will murder you in the night and eat your bloody face if you stay past sunset. Try the pies. Martna Maily makes them fresh daily. View quote
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I'm a gambler, a farmboy, and I'm here to take command of your bloody army! --Mat Cauthon. (Robert Jordan)
Burn you, Nerim, that's a leg not a bloody side of beef!" "As my lord says," Nerim murmured. "My lord's leg is not a side of beef. Thank you, my lord, for instructing me. View quote
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Listen sharp, think deep, and guard your tongue- Tam al'Thor. View quote
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i can't understand her" well son, you might as well try to understand the sun. View quote
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One more dance along the razor's edge finished. Almost dead yesterday, maybe dead tomorrow, but alive, gloriously alive, today. View quote
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