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David Gemmell
Age: 57 †
Born: 1948
Born: August 1
Died: 2006
Died: July 28
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London
England
David Andrew Gemmell
Ross Harding
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While men compete in war, there will be warriors. While there are warriors, there will be princes among warriors. Among the princes will be kings, and among the kings an emperor.
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Life is a struggle, from the agonies of birth to the railing against death. Devour or be devoured. The law of the wild.
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Trust your instincts, and make judgements on what your heart tells you. The heart will not betray you.
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Death haunts everyone and never fails.
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I was a man before I was a king, and no true man walks away when a friend needs him.
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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 underestimated you, woman. ... The cry of men down the ages.
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If there is one sound the follows the march of humanity, it is the scream.
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Some people are born ugly. It's not their fault, and I for one have never held it against a man that he is ugly. but others and I count myself among them are born with handsome features. That's a gift that should not be lightly taken away.
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She was his north star, the fixed point round which his world turned. For as long as his heart beat, or hers, he believed they would always share a destiny.
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Your face may be gone, but you know who you are.
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Nothing of real worth can ever be bought. Love, friendship, honour, valour, respect. All these things have to be earned.
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Foolish: It's all foolish. Life is a farce a stupid, sickening farce played out by fools.
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Hold on to your dreams, Kiall. They are more important than you realise.
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Every little bit of good I may do, let me do it now for I may not come this way again.
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Old age is not as honorable as death, but most people seek it.
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When healers yearn to kill then hope begins to die ... Evil cannot be overcome by evil.
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None of us can choose the manner of our passing.
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The very odd thing about sagas ... is that they very rarely mention dry mouths and full bladders.
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Kings are chosen by the Source, so it is said. [...] Therefore those who fight for the king can be said to be godly. Is that not cause enough?
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