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This is the real magic of fantasy fiction: it can feed souls and change lives.

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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
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Souls
Fantasy
Magic
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Lives
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Nothing in life is sure, my son. Except the promise of death.
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The night has a capacity for terror that the day can never match.
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A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.
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One day the enemy will cross the Great Green. They will bring war and tragedy to these eastern lands. Such is the nature of vile men. Yet we cannot live in dread of them. We cannot hide behind these high walls, our hearts trembling. For that is not life. We must accept the needs and the duties of each day, and face them one at a time.
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May all your dreams but one come true, for what is life without a dream?
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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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The truth. Men will blind themselves with hot irons, rather than face it.
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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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Most wars are fought for greed, but we are luckier here we fight for our lives and the lives of the people we love.
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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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Be at peace, my friend. One thing I have learnt about Death is that his bark is worse than his bite.
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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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Blood always aids blood, my friend.
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A man must know his limitations.
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The purpose of debates is to explore issues, not end them.
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Kings are chosen by the Source, so it is said. [...] Therefore those who fight for the king can be said to be godly. Is that not cause enough?
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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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When healers yearn to kill then hope begins to die ... Evil cannot be overcome by evil.
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