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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.
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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Heroes are people who face down their fears. It is that simple.
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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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Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone fails at something.
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A man with wife and daughters has no place losing his temper.
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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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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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All things are possible, ... Except the passing of regret.
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Our modern world, though infinitely more complex than that of ancient Greece, is also far more superficial. Where the Greeks offered simple psychological training, we live in an age of style and spin in which perceptions of good and evil slither and shift with the political view of the moment.
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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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The purpose of debates is to explore issues, not end them.
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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 do not convince me. You rationalize your actions and because the result is favorable you become right.
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A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.
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Blood always aids blood, my friend.
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love is in the eyes, and one woman knows when another woman is in love.
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May all your dreams but one come true, for what is life without a dream?
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I caught a pebble in the moonlight.
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