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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.
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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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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love is in the eyes, and one woman knows when another woman is in love.
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Most wars are fought for greed, but we are luckier here we fight for our lives and the lives of the people we love.
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The truth. Men will blind themselves with hot irons, rather than face it.
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