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... Life can be savored only if you look to the future and leave vengeance to the gods

David Gemmell

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David Gemmell
Age: 57 †
Born: 1948
Born: August 1
Died: 2006
Died: July 28
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London
England
David Andrew Gemmell
Ross Harding
Vengeance
Gods
Leave
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Savored

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She was his north star, the fixed point round which his world turned. For as long as his heart beat, or hers, he believed they would always share a destiny.
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What is your name? Why? So I can mark your grave.
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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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Your face may be gone, but you know who you are.
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