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What is your name? Why? So I can mark your grave.

David Gemmell

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David Gemmell
Age: 57 †
Born: 1948
Born: August 1
Died: 2006
Died: July 28
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David Andrew Gemmell
Ross Harding
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I underestimated you, woman. ... The cry of men down the ages.
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I make little distinction between those who commit evil and those who stand by and do nothing.
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... Life can be savored only if you look to the future and leave vengeance to the gods
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I am not going to talk about patriotism, duty, liberty, and the defense of freedom because that's all dung to a soldier.
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The nature of a coward is to avoid death. If such a man courts peril there can be only two reasons. Either he is not a coward at all or there is no danger.
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One day the enemy will cross the Great Green. They will bring war and tragedy to these eastern lands. Such is the nature of vile men. Yet we cannot live in dread of them. We cannot hide behind these high walls, our hearts trembling. For that is not life. We must accept the needs and the duties of each day, and face them one at a time.
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I am a stranger. You do not need to lie to me or pretend. Only with friends do you need masks.
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