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May all your dreams but one come true, for what is life without a dream?

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
Dreams
True
Dream
May
Come
Without
Life

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All things are possible, ... Except the passing of regret.
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I don't give a damn, laddie. Until the actual moment, when they cut me down, I shall still be looking to win. And the gods of war are fickle at best.
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It is hard to be angry when one has seen the sun rise,' she said. It seems to be true,' he admitted. 'I wonder why.' Because it makes one feel so small and insignificant. It has been rising forever and will rise forever no matter what we do or do not do. All our problems are as nothing to the sun.
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What is your name? Why? So I can mark your grave.
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I think maybe it is better to believe than not to believe. But I couldn't tell you why.
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Nothing in life is sure, my son. Except the promise of death.
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