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albert13, moscow,russia

Please no. Please no.

May the Lord Jesus Christ grant repose to the soul and comfort and peace to the family and friends of Robert Jordan. One of the best fantasy writers of this age. A friend and inspiration to many. God bless you and yours Robert. You will be greatly missed.

Dear Harriet, Wilson and all your relatives and friends,

Sincere condolences for his death.

I hope that it is a comfort, and a pain, and a warm memory to read, here, that in many small ways you are not alone, and that your grief is shared by many.

My dad once said "don't worry so hard about being famous, the best, or achieving the most: the only really true measure of who you are and what you've achieved comes from how you've affected the people around you - your influence on other people."

Judging from these messages alone your beloved friend lives eternally printed on the thought and speech patterns, ideas, compulsions, spare time and above all hearts and souls of the many.

Some of us were first affected by having the books read to us as children: some of us were friends, or friends of friends. Some of us are from way across the ocean. But all of us are here, carrying a piece of your history written into ours.

Thanks. Please know that we stand strong with you.

My condolences to the friends and family.

Harriet,

I offer my condolensces. It is unfortunate that the time has now come for grievance. I only pray that you remain strong during these hard times and the charished times remain heavier in thought and clearer in heart. Your husband has touched millions of lives and with revered respect, the millions of whom he has touched are here for you.

May God continue to bless you and shine light on us all.

Thank You Robert Jordan. Your work will be shared for several generations to come.

My sincere condolences on your loss. Our thoughts are with you all.

The Wheel of Time has turned for the Dragon, and his memories will be come legend . . .

Perhaps I will get a salamander tattoo in his honour.

Dear Harriet, Wilson, and Rigney family,

I saw the sad news about this time last night, and I've been in a stupor ever since. The Wheel of Time series has been such an important part of my life! I read EotW the first time in 1991 when I was 21, and have gotten so much joy from the series over the years! WoT has been there with me through good times, and through all kinds of the problems that life throws at you. It will always be front and center on my bookshelves.

I can hardly imagine how hard this is for you all. I hope that you get all of the love and support that you need. It's always touched me how you and Mr. Rigney gave so much of yourselves to his fans during your ordeal. You are an inspiration.

God bless you!

My deepest sympathies on your loss.

It's a very sad day when you have to hear that your hero has passed on. RJ you have me in so many ways with your writing. Before you I wasnever able to read books and stayfocused into them. But since your books I can read now, and I really enjoy it. Thanks so much.

To his family I am saddened by your loss, but he is in my prayers, and I know that he is in a better place, and that you will be with him again. Thanks too everyone.

I never posted here before, I guess I took the fact that Mr. Rigney would kick this in its ass as he had done so many things in the past for granted. I came to read about his fight, and was always heartened to hear he was getting better.

This morning at 6am, I was woken up by a crying fiance, to be told that he had died.

Im still in shock, and I am still feeling a hallow feeling inside me that I know probably wont go away for some time. Im sitting here, crying, and its over a man whome I never met.

Though I know that in a way, with every word I read, and every page I turned, that he was speaking directly to me. I felt deep in my heart, that he was my friend, more so, he was my brother, it was through his work that I grew close to him, and his own world.

Its strange, Ive read so many people saying the same thing I and my Fiance are feeling, the indiscribable feeling that we have lost a loved one. Someone close to us, someone that, now gone, can never be replaced. I dont know many, if any authors that have inspired this in thier fans, but I do know it had to take a true legend to do it.

I cant even begin to comprehend how people who knew this man in real life can possibley cope with this loss, my heart truely, and deeply goes out to Harriet and the Brothers/Cousins. If someone that probably never got closer then a thousand miles to him could be this deeply hurt, Im sure your pain is overwhelming. I once had a post card he sent to me, signed. It was my most cherished posession, sadly in the 4 moves since then, I have lost it, I would like to think maybe somewhere, someone else has it, and knows what it is, and cherishes it as I did.

I read The Eye of the Storm when I was 14, and now at 25 Im still re-reading the series, over and over.

I think its time I start it back over, and have Robert Jordan speak to me once again, as he will, until I can no longer see the pages of his books. Maybe I can say goodbye to him in the process as eloquently as he said Hello to me so many years ago.

May you always find water and shade Mr. Rigney

John

My deepest sympathies to the family of the truest hero of us all. We all live now blessed to have known him and his works. Peace be with you now RJ in the Creator's hands. If anyone deserves it you do. Be well friend until my song meets yours again.

Jason Robert Dooley

I was greatly afflicted when I heard the news. It was a feeling not unlike the morning I left home later than usual for work after seeing the second plane hit a tower on TV. I feel heartened to be in the company of so many others that seem to have had the same relationship I had with the books made possible by James(RJ),his family, and friends. I feel very fortunate to have been taken on a fantastic fantasy journey(one gets very attached to the characters) but have also been let in on a personal journey(health reports in the blog) that we all will make some day("On the heights, all paths are paved with daggers."). My friends and I convey our sincere condolences to Jame's family and friends. He has much sei'taer and we have much ji'e'toh.

Robert Jordan, thank you for everything.

My condolences go out to his family and i want them to know that they are not alone in feeling this loss. The world lost a great man when James Oliver Rigney Jr. passed away. His work was truly magical and has had a profound effect on my life. Every book has been a marvelous experience for me, and i will say that RJ will be sorely missed by thousands of dedicated friends around the globe.

The last embrace of the mother will welcome him home.

All things begin and end for a purpose. It is the cause and effect of our universe that lays out before us like a great tapestry. James Oliver Rigney, Jr. was a thread in that pattern and his touched so many of our own. His imagination stirred my own and ignited the writer’s fire. May the light shine on your face forever in the fields of heaven. Rest in peace RJ you will be greatly missed.

The 'Dragon' will live forever in the hearts and minds on anyone who reaches for one of his books and enters the land he created to share with us, his fans. My deepest respect and condolences go out to all of you at this sad time.

Rest in Peace. RJ and family, you're in our prayers.

A very sad day. Thanks for all that you have given us - your books were truly magical. My thoughts are with RJ's wife and family. Take heart in knowing his legacy will live on and generations to come will gain pleasure from reading his books.

I am greatly saddened to hear of this loss. I felt as if I knew him through his stories. It seemed as though a little of him went into every character. The world was blessed with the life of Robert Jordan, and now the angels will listen in awe to his magnificent tales of wonder. Thank you, Mr. Jordan. You've helped mold me into the woman I am today. May you forever watch over your family and friends. You'll live on for eternity in my family. My children will read your books, their children will read your books. You are a legacy. Never forgotten.

Part of me still can't believe it. He touched us all and gave our imaginations an amazing place to see for so many years. I've been in tears since I found out and they've only gotten worse after reading everyones commentary.

My heart goes out to his friends and family,those who knew him personally. He was one of my favorite authors and I'm sure her will live on in all of our memories for years to come.

It's almost as heartwrenching that he never finished the last book...not just because of wanting to read it,but because he never got to finish his final work and see it published.

I don't know what else to say right now,but

Rest in peace,RJ,you brought happiness to many people with your writing.

My deepest condolences to Harriet, Wilson and all RJ's family and friends.

We his fans will miss him greatly but that cannot compare to your loss. May God give you comfort in your time of sorrow.

My prayers are with you.

peace be with you

First off, my deepest condolences to RJ's entire family. My prayers are with you.

I read this late last night and it hit me hard and still hasn't quite worn off yet. WoT has been a part of my life for quite nearly a decade now. I was introduced to Jordan's world in the summer of '95, the summer before my freshman year of high school, by a friend. A big fantasy reader himself, he always gave me recommendations of good fantasy novels he had read that I should check out, him knowing that despite being a reader myself, I was always wary of the fantasy genre. The Eye of the World however, is the only novel I recall him recommending to me to the point that he flat out lent me his a little worse for wear paperback copy of The Eye Of The World. This gesture, combined with the fact I had shrugged off previous recommendations of his time and again, drew me to the conclusion that at the very least I owed it to him to read this book so I could at least tell him what I thought. One of the best decisions I've made.

EOTW hooked me, and Jordan drew me into his majestic fantasy world the way no author was able to do before, or arguably has since. I was never the fastest reader ever, and as such for the rest of my high school career, it installment after installment. Taking breaks only when I felt a bit burned out or I had other books that needed my attention as well.

After high school, up till very recently different stages of my life took hold in such a way, such as my work with computers, a love affair with the internet, actually having some semblance of a social life, led to a drastic reduction in my reading habits, something which I still very much regret, but when I did find time to read, Jordan was one of maybe two authors I'd go back to. Fast forward to present day and I had just recently made a re-commitment to reading, as I miss it terribly. What did I turn to? The Wheel of Time of course. Getting as refreshed as I could, I got a memory jog from the internet as to the events of the novels I had read numerous times, and re-read conpletely the two I only read once (CoS and PoD). Every night for the past week (my reading speed has actually picked up over the years rather decreased) I've been going to bed every night giddy to open up a book and be transported back to Robert Jordan's world. I had in fact only recently finished a satisfying hundred pages or so of Path Of Daggers last night when I happened to hop online to a message board I frequent and saw the terrible news.

Tonight I read with a heavy heart, but no less excitement to enter the world of Wheel of Time once again. I wouldn't do you the dishonor of reading your words without the joy in which you intended them to be read.

The Light shine on you, James Oliver Rigney, Jr. And thank you.

May the God of peace be with the Jordan family in this trying time. A giant has left us today, and he shall be remembered in this age and the ones to come. He was truly Aes Sedai, a servant of all.

Tai'shar Jordan

Peace be with you and your family.

Rest in Peace.