Yes, Lan is full of insane sayings. IMO he was saying that the worth of a thing is determined by how much it costs to obtain it. I'm not quite sure value works that way.
It's almost like that example that Aviendha provided concerning how many clans would die over a puddle of water in the Waste, but in the Westlands and much of the rest of the world, water falls from the sky and is available so freely for drinking and other purposes that to a Wetlander, the value is much lower.
It's almost like that example that Aviendha provided concerning how many clans would die over a puddle of water in the Waste, but in the Westlands and much of the rest of the world, water falls from the sky and is available so freely for drinking and other purposes that to a Wetlander, the value is much lower.
...value is actually determined by supply and demand. The water is not valuable because clans would die to get it, but rather, clans would die to get it because the water is valuable.
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What were your biggest "WTF?" moments?
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I don't think you got what he said...
24/02/2010 03:03:19 PM
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Yes. If you need to take a bullet to the leg to avoid a bullet to the head
24/02/2010 03:10:00 PM
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Can't agree with that.
24/02/2010 05:33:01 PM
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Re: Can't agree with that.
24/02/2010 06:40:24 PM
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But in Aviendha's case...
24/02/2010 08:10:55 PM
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So this is the last sandwhich?
24/02/2010 11:43:37 PM
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Your argument is irrelevant.
24/02/2010 11:58:45 PM
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No it isn't...
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I don't get these
24/02/2010 03:18:44 PM
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These were I found surprising/confusing on my first read
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If you think her "Magic Tight Rope Dancing Skills" were confusing
24/02/2010 04:05:18 PM
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Indeed. I've learned a bit of juggling too (from same person)
24/02/2010 04:19:40 PM
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Another from Mat:
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