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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
Author
Writer
London
England
David Andrew Gemmell
Ross Harding
Beauty
Wells
Might
Well
Men
Fades
Think
Rose
Thinking
Risk
Life
Alone

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