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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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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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A man's strength is ultimately born of his knowledge of his own weakness.
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It's a funny thing about weaknesses....Most people will tell you they know their weaknesses. When asked, they'll tell you, 'Well for one thing, I'm overgenerous.' ... that's what innkeepers are for.
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Hate is the father of all evil.
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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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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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The truth. Men will blind themselves with hot irons, rather than face it.
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None of us can choose the manner of our passing.
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A man with wife and daughters has no place losing his temper.
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