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I underestimated you, woman. ... The cry of men down the ages.

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
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Cry
Age
Woman
Men
Underestimated

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I am not going to talk about patriotism, duty, liberty, and the defense of freedom because that's all dung to a soldier.
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Old age is not as honorable as death, but most people seek it.
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Your face may be gone, but you know who you are.
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The truth. Men will blind themselves with hot irons, rather than face it.
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