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None of us can choose the manner of our passing.

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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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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Men don't change. They just learn to disguise the lack of change.
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The point is [...] that you never know whether you've lost until you've lost. Anything can happen.
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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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Heroes are people who face down their fears. It is that simple.
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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 problem shared is a problem doubled.
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Evil will never be countered while good men do nothing.
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When healers yearn to kill then hope begins to die ... Evil cannot be overcome by evil.
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