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A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.

David Gemmell

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David Gemmell
Age: 57 †
Born: 1948
Born: August 1
Died: 2006
Died: July 28
Author
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London
England
David Andrew Gemmell
Ross Harding
Hero
Experience
Cynic
Inclination
Necessity
Romantic

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The truth. Men will blind themselves with hot irons, rather than face it.
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The purpose of debates is to explore issues, not end them.
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Death haunts everyone and never fails.
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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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Every little bit of good I may do, let me do it now for I may not come this way again.
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When healers yearn to kill then hope begins to die ... Evil cannot be overcome by evil.
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I am a stranger. You do not need to lie to me or pretend. Only with friends do you need masks.
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None of us can choose the manner of our passing.
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Why now? Why not? Live or die, a man and a woman need love. There is a need in the race. We need to share. To belong. Perhaps you will die before the year is out. But remember this: to have may be taken from you, to have had never. Far better to have tasted love before dying, than to die alone.
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Our souls are but leaves in a storm, and only the gods know where we will come to rest.
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Old age is not as honorable as death, but most people seek it.
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This is the real magic of fantasy fiction: it can feed souls and change lives.
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A man should not risk his life for beauty alone, Kiall, for that fades. You might as well risk it for a rose. Think on it.
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In my experience all women deserve someone better.
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A problem shared is a problem doubled.
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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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Societies need heroes. So we travel to places where the revisionists cannot dismantle the great.
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The very odd thing about sagas ... is that they very rarely mention dry mouths and full bladders.
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Love is for fools. It is a surging of blood in the loins ... there is no mystery, and no magic. Find someone else, my boy.
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