Robert Jordan
James Oliver Rigney Jr., known by his pen name Robert Jordan, was an American author of epic fantasy. He is best known as the author of The Wheel of Time series, which comprises 14 books and a prequel novel. The series is among the highest selling book series of all time, with 90 million copies sold.
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Trending topics shown first"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 makin…"
"Often you don't know whether a woman is friend, enemy or lover until it is too late. Sometimes, she is all three."
"The best way to apologize to a man is to trip him in a secluded part of the garden."
"You break your neck, and I’ll see it mended just so I can break it again."
"Break the seals. Break the seals, and end it. Let me die forever."
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