The best Quotes by Robert Jordan

The best Quotes by Robert Jordan

James Oliver Rigney Jr. (October 17, 1948 – September 16, 2007), better known by his pen name Robert Jordan, was an American author of epic fantasy. He is known best for his series The Wheel of Time (finished by Brandon Sanderson after Jordan's death) which comprises 14 books and a prequel novel.

Most women will shrug off what a man would kill you for, and kill you for what a man would shrug off.
The Wheel of Time - Der Pfad der Dolche
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Take care of what can be done now, before worrying too long over what might never be.
The Wheel of Time - Herr des Chaos
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Any fool knows men and women think differently at times, but the biggest difference is this. Men forget, but never forgive; women forgive, but never forget.
Surprising what you can dig out of books if you read long enough, isn't it?
A man who trusts everyone is a fool and a man who trusts no one is a fool. We are all fools if we live long enough.
The Wheel of Time - Das Herz des Winters
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I will hate the man you choose because he isn't me, and love him if he makes you smile.
The Wheel of Time - Das Auge der Welt
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In wars, boy, fools kill other fools for foolish causes.
The Wheel of Time - Das Auge der Welt #2
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The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.
The Wheel of Time - Die Feuer des Himmels
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It was easier to be brave when someone needed your protection.
The Wheel of Time - Das Auge der Welt
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You have made a place in my heart where I thought there was no room for anything else. You have made flowers grow where I cultivated dust and stones. Remember this, on this journey you insist on making. If you die, I will not survive you long.
The Wheel of Time - Der Schatten erhebt sich
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Better to have one woman on your side than ten men.
The Wheel of Time - Die große Jagd
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Run when you have to, fight when you must, rest when you can.
The Wheel of Time - Das Auge der Welt
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He was swimming in a sea of other people’s expectations. Men had drowned in seas like that.
The Wheel of Time - Der neue Frühling
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Everyone has a choice. And every choice has a consequence.
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Rand al'Thor: "I'm tired of being a spoke in the wheel."
Siuan Sanche: "You're not a spoke, boy. You are the water that turns the wheel itself."
It's not always the most powerful who write history. It's the ones who survive.
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Do you know what Aes Sedai means in the old tounge? "Servants of all" - it is they who serve the world.
I swear to speak no word that is not true, to make no weapon with which one person may kill another, and never to use the one power as a weapon.
We protect the people we love, no matter the cost.
The Wheel of Time turns and ages come and pass. Leaving memories that become legend.
Tress considered herself to be categorically boring. She liked her tea lukewarm, she went to bed on time, she loved her parents, occasionally squabbled with her little brother, and didn't litter. She was fair at needlepoint, and had a talent for baking. But had no other noteworthy skills. She didn't train at fencing in secret, she couldn't talk to animals, she had no hidden royalty or deities in her lineage. Though her great-grandmother Glorf had once reportedly waved at the king.
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Life breaks us, Teft. Then we fill the cracks with something stronger.
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"I kind of lost track of time..."
"For two hours?"
Elend nodded sheepishly. "There were books involved."
Brandon Sanderson in Mistborn - The Well of Ascension
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The book spoke of a king carrying the burdens of his people. It said that those who led were the lowest of men, for they were required to serve everyone.
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What honor can we find on a battlefield while our people starve?
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How many other planets have you visited? Perhaps they all sail in oceans of pollen and your home is the freakish one.
Do not let your assumptions about a culture block your ability to perceive the individual, or you will fail.
I have found, through painful experience, that the most important step a person can take is always the next one.
"Good men don't become legends," he said quietly.
"Good men don't need to become legends." She opened her eyes, looking up at him. "They just do what's right anyway."
Brandon Sanderson in Mistborn - The Well of Ascension
Life before Death.
Strength before Weakness.
Journey before Destination.
A man was defined not by his flaws, but by how he overcame them.
Brandon Sanderson in Mistborn - The Well of Ascension
"I swear, my dear. Sometimes our conversations remind me of a broken sword."
She raised an eyebrow.
"Sharp as hell," Lightsong said, "but lacking a point."

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