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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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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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The nature of a coward is to avoid death. If such a man courts peril there can be only two reasons. Either he is not a coward at all or there is no danger.
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In any broth, the scum always rises to the top.
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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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I underestimated you, woman. ... The cry of men down the ages.
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Plan for the worst, expect the best.
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The night has a capacity for terror that the day can never match.
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... Life can be savored only if you look to the future and leave vengeance to the gods
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Hold on to your dreams, Kiall. They are more important than you realise.
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Life is not so simple. There are many futures. The life of a single person is like a great tree: every branch, every twig, every leaf is a possible future.
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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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The very odd thing about sagas ... is that they very rarely mention dry mouths and full bladders.
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When healers yearn to kill then hope begins to die ... Evil cannot be overcome by evil.
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Your face may be gone, but you know who you are.
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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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Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone fails at something.
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Every man has his own reason for every deed. Usually it is selfish.
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Foolish: It's all foolish. Life is a farce a stupid, sickening farce played out by fools.
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May all your dreams but one come true, for what is life without a dream?
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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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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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