What did Robert Jordan mean by: What is too absurd to be believed is believed because it is too absurd to be a lie. Robert Jordan Author · American Copy
+ The fact that the price must be paid is proof it is worth paying. Author, December 22, 2023December 29, 2024, Robert Jordan, Justification, Sacrifice, Value, 0 Robert Jordan Author · American
+ A shoat squealing under a fence just attracts the fox, when it should be trying to run. Author, December 22, 2023December 29, 2024, Robert Jordan, Danger, Survival, Vulnerability, 0 Robert Jordan Author · American
+ Death comes to us all; we can only choose how to face it when it comes. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Robert Jordan, Choice, Mortality, Resilience, 0 Robert Jordan Author · American
+ There is one rule, above all others, for being a man. Whatever comes, face it on your feet. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Robert Jordan, Adversity, Courage, Resilience, 0 Robert Jordan Author · American
+ Two hands. One to destroy, the other to save. Which had he lost? Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Robert Jordan, Choice, Duality, Redemption, 0 Robert Jordan Author · American
+ Care for the living. I’ll weep for the dead later. – Perrin Aybara Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Robert Jordan, Compassion, Grief, Prioritization, 0 Robert Jordan Author · American
+ The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Robert Jordan, Adaptability, Resilience, Strength, 0 Robert Jordan Author · American
+ Cheer the bull, or cheer the bear; cheer both, and you will be trampled and eaten. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Robert Jordan, Consequences, Investment, Risk, 0 Robert Jordan Author · American
Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Fight any instinct to be humorless, for humorlessness is the worst of all absurdities. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
A man has made great progress in cunning when he does not seem too clever to others. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Politics: the art of appearing candid and completely open while concealing as much as possible. Frank Herbert Author · USA
