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Quotes from The Dragon Reborn — Robert Jordan

1948–2007 United States

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22 quotes

Always plan for the worst, child; that way, all your surprises will be pleasant ones.

The Dragon Reborn (1991)

When there are fish heads and blood in the water, you don’t need to see the silverpike to know they are there.

The Dragon Reborn (1991)

Once you decide to gut a fish, there’s no use waiting till it rots.

The Dragon Reborn (1991)

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.

The Dragon Reborn (1991)

A flapping tongue has killed more men than sudden storms ever did.

The Dragon Reborn (1991)

Better ten days of love than years of regretting.

The Dragon Reborn (1991)

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.

The Dragon Reborn (1991)

Most of those we call heroes only did what they had to do.

The Dragon Reborn (1991)

Trust is as slippery as a basket of eels sometimes.

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It is better to be the hammer than the nail.

The Dragon Reborn (1991)

Death comes for us all. We can only choose how to face it when it comes.

The Dragon Reborn (1991)

Men always seem to refuse to admit they are sick until they’re sick enough to make twice as much work for women. Then they claim they’re well too soon, with the same result.

The Dragon Reborn (1991)

Men! Too blind to see what a stone could see, and too stubborn to be trusted to think for themselves.

The Dragon Reborn (1991)

Men fight when they should run, and fools fight when they should run. But I had no need to say it twice.

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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.

The Dragon Reborn (1991)

If a woman does need a hero, she needs him today, not tomorrow.

The Dragon Reborn (1991)

Should and would build no bridges.

The Dragon Reborn (1991)

One pretty woman means fun at the dance. Two pretty women mean trouble in the house. Three pretty women mean run for the hills.

The Dragon Reborn (1991)

To lead is neither to push or pull.

The Dragon Reborn (1991)

"A bloody hero. Thom, if I ever look like acting the hero again, you kick me."
"And what would you have done differently?"
"Just kick me!"

The Dragon Reborn (1991)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Robert Jordan (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.