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Societies need heroes. So we travel to places where the revisionists cannot dismantle the great.
David Gemmell
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David Gemmell
Age: 57 †
Born: 1948
Born: August 1
Died: 2006
Died: July 28
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David Andrew Gemmell
Ross Harding
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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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You know how it is. Boy meets girl, girl wants boy dead. An everyday story, really.
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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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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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I don't give a damn, laddie. Until the actual moment, when they cut me down, I shall still be looking to win. And the gods of war are fickle at best.
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I think maybe it is better to believe than not to believe. But I couldn't tell you why.
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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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Trust your instincts, and make judgements on what your heart tells you. The heart will not betray you.
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In any broth, the scum always rises to the top.
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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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This world has few redeeming features, and one is the capacity for people to love one another with great, enduring passion.
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Death haunts everyone and never fails.
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love is in the eyes, and one woman knows when another woman is in love.
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