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In any broth, the scum always rises to the top.

David Gemmell

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David Gemmell
Age: 57 †
Born: 1948
Born: August 1
Died: 2006
Died: July 28
Author
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London
England
David Andrew Gemmell
Ross Harding
Broth
Scum
Rises
Always

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We are tiny flames, Helikaon, and we flicker alone in the great dark for no more than a heartbeat. When we strive for wealth, glory and fame, it is meaningless. The nations we fight for will one day cease to be. Even the mountains we gaze upon will crumble to dust. To truly live we must yearn for that which does not die.
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Love is a mystery. We embrace it where we can. Mostly we do not choose whom we love. It just happens. A voice speaks to us, in ways the ears cannot hear. We recognize a beauty the eye does not see. We experience a change in our hearts that no voice can describe.
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Death haunts everyone and never fails.
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Men don't change. They just learn to disguise the lack of change.
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All things are possible, ... Except the passing of regret.
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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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Blood always aids blood, my friend.
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Every man has his own reason for every deed. Usually it is selfish.
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How many hopes and dreams are trapped within these bones? How many wonders lie never to be discovered? This is what war is. Desolation, despair and loss. There are no victors.
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Hate is the father of all evil.
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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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I caught a pebble in the moonlight.
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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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Evil lives in a pit. If you want to fight it – you must climb down in the slime to do so.
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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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