Some men […] choose to seek greatness, while others are forced to it. …

Robert Jordan
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Some men […] choose to seek greatness, while others are forced to it. It is always better to choose than to be forced. A man who is forced is never completely his own master. He must dance on the strings of those who forced him. ✨ Robert Jordan (2009). The Great Hunt: Book Two of 'The Wheel of Time', p.253, Tor Books
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