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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
Writer
London
England
David Andrew Gemmell
Ross Harding
Souls
Fantasy
Magic
Fiction
Lives
Change
Soul
Real
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Trust your instincts, and make judgements on what your heart tells you. The heart will not betray you.
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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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Our souls are but leaves in a storm, and only the gods know where we will come to rest.
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Societies need heroes. So we travel to places where the revisionists cannot dismantle the great.
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None of us can choose the manner of our passing.
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It is a merchant's nature to quibble over coins. It is how we become rich and buy satin shirts. The problems of who governs this area is one for another day.
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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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Death haunts everyone and never fails.
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Plan for the worst, expect the best.
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Nothing in life is sure, my son. Except the promise of death.
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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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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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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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The night has a capacity for terror that the day can never match.
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What is your name? Why? So I can mark your grave.
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Never be glad that another man has died. Not ever. [...] It never ends. Never... ever... be glad to kill.
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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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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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