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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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I may be stupid, as you say, to believe in honour and friendship and loyalty without price. But these are virtues to be cherished, for without them we are no more than beasts roaming the land.
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Nothing in life is sure, my son. Except the promise of death.
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Blood always aids blood, my friend.
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A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.
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I underestimated you, woman. ... The cry of men down the ages.
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It is hard to be angry when one has seen the sun rise,' she said. It seems to be true,' he admitted. 'I wonder why.' Because it makes one feel so small and insignificant. It has been rising forever and will rise forever no matter what we do or do not do. All our problems are as nothing to the sun.
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Heroes are people who face down their fears. It is that simple.
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Evil will never be countered while good men do nothing.
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This world has few redeeming features, and one is the capacity for people to love one another with great, enduring passion.
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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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If there is one sound the follows the march of humanity, it is the scream.
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Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone fails at something.
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Every little bit of good I may do, let me do it now for I may not come this way again.
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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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Old age is not as honorable as death, but most people seek it.
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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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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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A man's strength is ultimately born of his knowledge of his own weakness.
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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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