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There is some delight in ale and wine And some in girls with ankles fine But my delight, yes always mine Is to dance with Jak O’ the Shadows We will toss the dice however they fall And snuggle the girls be they short or tall Then follow Lord Mat whenever he calls To dance with Jak O’ the Shadows.
— Robert Jordan Knife of Dreams
Tags: mat-cauthon, jak-o-shadows, death, band-of-the-red-hand

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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
Tags: live, culture, you, heart
I do not like odd things until I can understand them.
— Robert Jordan The Great Hunt
Tags: science
If you don't know everything, you must go on with what you do know.
— Robert Jordan A Crown of Swords
Tags: knowledge
Stories have power. Gleemen's tales, and bards' epics, and rumors in the street alike. They stir passions, and change the way men see the world.
— Robert Jordan Winter's Heart
Tags: wheel-of-time, power-of-words, philosophy-of-life, motivational, inspirational-quotes-about-life
I always say, if you must mount the gallows, give a jest to the crowd, a coin to the hangman, and make the drop with a smile on your lips.
— Robert Jordan The Fires of Heaven
Tags: smile, death, courage
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