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David Gemmell

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David Gemmell
Age: 57 †
Born: 1948
Born: August 1
Died: 2006
Died: July 28
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London
England
David Andrew Gemmell
Ross Harding
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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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The truth. Men will blind themselves with hot irons, rather than face it.
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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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Men don't change. They just learn to disguise the lack of change.
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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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I underestimated you, woman. ... The cry of men down the ages.
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Evil will never be countered while good men do nothing.
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I caught a pebble in the moonlight.
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Too many people go through life without pausing to enjoy what they have.
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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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All things are possible, ... Except the passing of regret.
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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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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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You are getting too old for this. A man is as old as he feels, woman! And how old do you feel? About ninety.
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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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The point is [...] that you never know whether you've lost until you've lost. Anything can happen.
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Nothing of real worth can ever be bought. Love, friendship, honour, valour, respect. All these things have to be earned.
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None of us can choose the manner of our passing.
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When healers yearn to kill then hope begins to die ... Evil cannot be overcome by evil.
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