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Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone fails at something.

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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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Mistakes
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Everyone

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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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You may think life is sweet now, but when death is a heartbeat away then life becomes unbearably desirable. And when you survive, everything you do will be enhanced and filled with greater joy: the sunlight, the breeze, a good wine, a woman's lips, a child's laughter.
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None of us can choose the manner of our passing.
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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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You do not convince me. You rationalize your actions and because the result is favorable you become right.
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A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.
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