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Men don't change. They just learn to disguise the lack of change.

David Gemmell

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David Gemmell
Age: 57 †
Born: 1948
Born: August 1
Died: 2006
Died: July 28
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Writer
London
England
David Andrew Gemmell
Ross Harding
Men
Disguise
Lack
Learn
Change

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