"Taking responsibility takes all the joy out of life, and drains a man to dust."
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"Strange clothes you wear, Child of the Dragon. Has the Wheel turned so far? Do the People of the Dragon return to the first Covenant? But you wear a sword. That is neither now nor then."
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"Facing them (men) with knives and spears was much easier than loving them, much easier."
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"She understood his eyes, colder than winter's heart. A man who knew he was dead and couldn't make himself care; you are spared that. Mashiara. His lost love."
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"Jump in a hole without looking, and there'll be a snake in it every time."
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"Only a battle lost is sadder than a battle won."
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"Moiraine: It seems Ryne was wrong as well as a Darkfriend. You were better than he. Lan: He was better. But he thought I was finished, with only one arm. He never understood. You surrender after you're dead."
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"Remember that any meal can be your last. You chose to travel with us, so tonight you will eat fish. Tomorrow, you may die."
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"From the time an Aiel boy becomes a man he will not sing anything but battle chants, or their dirge for the slain. I have heard them singing over their dead, and over those they have killed. That song is one to make the stones weep."
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"Come to think of it, an Aes Sedai would probably follow a man off a cliff, too, if only to explain to him - in detail - all the things he was doing incorrectly in the way he went about killing himself."
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"It was easier to trip a fool than to knock him down."
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"Whatever can be done, can be undone."
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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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"Two hands. One to destroy, the other to save. Which had he lost?"
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"There's no time for winking at the men when you're busy bailing the boat."
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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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"The arrogance of men never ceases to amaze me. You all think everything has to do with you, and every woman has to desire you."
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"You ride to battle?" Karede asked. "I was thinking more of a saunter," Mat said. He shook his head. "I need a feel for what Demandred is doing...I'm going out there, Karede, and putting you fellows between me and the Trollocs sounds delightful. Are you coming?"
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"A man should never give promises in bed."
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"What woman could I hate enough to marry her to the Dragon Reborn?"
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