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I may be stupid, as you say, to believe in honour and friendship and loyalty without price. But these are virtues to be cherished, for without them we are no more than beasts roaming the land.

David Gemmell

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David Gemmell
Age: 57 †
Born: 1948
Born: August 1
Died: 2006
Died: July 28
Author
Writer
London
England
David Andrew Gemmell
Ross Harding
May
Honour
Without
Beast
Loyalty
Believe
Price
Friendship
Roaming
Stupid
Cherished
Virtue
Beasts
Land
Virtues

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