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Every little bit of good I may do, let me do it now for I may not come this way again.

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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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Littles
May
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War. What was it about the prospect of some bloody enterprises that reduced men to the level of animals?
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If there is one sound the follows the march of humanity, it is the scream.
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Our souls are but leaves in a storm, and only the gods know where we will come to rest.
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A man with wife and daughters has no place losing his temper.
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Men don't change. They just learn to disguise the lack of change.
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Societies need heroes. So we travel to places where the revisionists cannot dismantle the great.
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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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... Life can be savored only if you look to the future and leave vengeance to the gods
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I think maybe it is better to believe than not to believe. But I couldn't tell you why.
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I am a stranger. You do not need to lie to me or pretend. Only with friends do you need masks.
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Life is nothing unless death has been faced down.
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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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There are times, Sember, when I could believe your mother had a secret lover. Looking at you makes me wonder if it was one of my goats.
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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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It's a funny thing about weaknesses....Most people will tell you they know their weaknesses. When asked, they'll tell you, 'Well for one thing, I'm overgenerous.' ... that's what innkeepers are for.
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