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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
Price
Roaming
Friendship
Cherished
Stupid
Beasts
Virtue
Virtues
Land
Honour
May
Beast
Without
Believe
Loyalty

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