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Your face may be gone, but you know who you are.

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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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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No one can take away the freedom of a man's soul.
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One day the enemy will cross the Great Green. They will bring war and tragedy to these eastern lands. Such is the nature of vile men. Yet we cannot live in dread of them. We cannot hide behind these high walls, our hearts trembling. For that is not life. We must accept the needs and the duties of each day, and face them one at a time.
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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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Hate is the father of all evil.
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A man should not risk his life for beauty alone, Kiall, for that fades. You might as well risk it for a rose. Think on it.
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Love is a mystery. We embrace it where we can. Mostly we do not choose whom we love. It just happens. A voice speaks to us, in ways the ears cannot hear. We recognize a beauty the eye does not see. We experience a change in our hearts that no voice can describe.
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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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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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In any broth, the scum always rises to the top.
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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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There are times, Sember, when I could believe your mother had a secret lover. Looking at you makes me wonder if it was one of my goats.
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This is the real magic of fantasy fiction: it can feed souls and change lives.
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Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone fails at something.
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I make little distinction between those who commit evil and those who stand by and do nothing.
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Some people are born ugly. It's not their fault, and I for one have never held it against a man that he is ugly. but others and I count myself among them are born with handsome features. That's a gift that should not be lightly taken away.
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Plan for the worst, expect the best.
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Evil lives in a pit. If you want to fight it – you must climb down in the slime to do so.
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All things are possible, ... Except the passing of regret.
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