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I think maybe it is better to believe than not to believe. But I couldn't tell you why.

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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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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A man must know his limitations.
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I am a stranger. You do not need to lie to me or pretend. Only with friends do you need masks.
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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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A warrior...must believe in his strength of will, of purpose, of heart and soul.
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I was a man before I was a king, and no true man walks away when a friend needs him.
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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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A man cannot spend his life worrying about the unexpected.
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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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War. What was it about the prospect of some bloody enterprises that reduced men to the level of animals?
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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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The truth. Men will blind themselves with hot irons, rather than face it.
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If there is one sound the follows the march of humanity, it is the scream.
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Love is for fools. It is a surging of blood in the loins ... there is no mystery, and no magic. Find someone else, my boy.
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Life is nothing unless death has been faced down.
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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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Your face may be gone, but you know who you are.
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What is your name? Why? So I can mark your grave.
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love is in the eyes, and one woman knows when another woman is in love.
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A problem shared is a problem doubled.
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