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The truth. Men will blind themselves with hot irons, rather than face it.
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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Death haunts everyone and never fails.
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You know how it is. Boy meets girl, girl wants boy dead. An everyday story, really.
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We are tiny flames, Helikaon, and we flicker alone in the great dark for no more than a heartbeat. When we strive for wealth, glory and fame, it is meaningless. The nations we fight for will one day cease to be. Even the mountains we gaze upon will crumble to dust. To truly live we must yearn for that which does not die.
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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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Evil will never be countered while good men do nothing.
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I underestimated you, woman. ... The cry of men down the ages.
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You may think life is sweet now, but when death is a heartbeat away then life becomes unbearably desirable. And when you survive, everything you do will be enhanced and filled with greater joy: the sunlight, the breeze, a good wine, a woman's lips, a child's laughter.
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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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A problem shared is a problem doubled.
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You do not convince me. You rationalize your actions and because the result is favorable you become right.
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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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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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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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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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Men don't change. They just learn to disguise the lack of change.
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The point is [...] that you never know whether you've lost until you've lost. Anything can happen.
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A man with wife and daughters has no place losing his temper.
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Nothing in life is sure, my son. Except the promise of death.
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In any broth, the scum always rises to the top.
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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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