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Plan for the worst, expect the best.

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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War. What was it about the prospect of some bloody enterprises that reduced men to the level of animals?
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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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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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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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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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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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Nothing in life is sure, my son. Except the promise of death.
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Societies need heroes. So we travel to places where the revisionists cannot dismantle the great.
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Heroes are people who face down their fears. It is that simple.
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Many fantasy novels - 'Lord of the Rings', for instance, or 'Lavondyss' by Robert Holdstock - are beautifully written. Geoff Ryman's 'The Child Garden' is exquisite and utterly beguiling. Mervyn Peake's 'Gormenghast' trilogy is an astonishing piece of multi-faceted storytelling. So quality of writing does not condemn the genre.
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Hold on to your dreams, Kiall. They are more important than you realise.
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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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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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The night has a capacity for terror that the day can never match.
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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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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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The very odd thing about sagas ... is that they very rarely mention dry mouths and full bladders.
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love is in the eyes, and one woman knows when another woman is in love.
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You know how it is. Boy meets girl, girl wants boy dead. An everyday story, really.
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Old age is not as honorable as death, but most people seek it.
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