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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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May
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Our modern world, though infinitely more complex than that of ancient Greece, is also far more superficial. Where the Greeks offered simple psychological training, we live in an age of style and spin in which perceptions of good and evil slither and shift with the political view of the moment.
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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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A man cannot spend his life worrying about the unexpected.
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May all your dreams but one come true, for what is life without a dream?
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Foolish: It's all foolish. Life is a farce a stupid, sickening farce played out by fools.
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In any broth, the scum always rises to the top.
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Life is a struggle, from the agonies of birth to the railing against death. Devour or be devoured. The law of the wild.
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It is a merchant's nature to quibble over coins. It is how we become rich and buy satin shirts. The problems of who governs this area is one for another day.
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Your face may be gone, but you know who you are.
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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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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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Some people are born ugly. It's not their fault, and I for one have never held it against a man that he is ugly. but others and I count myself among them are born with handsome features. That's a gift that should not be lightly taken away.
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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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The point is [...] that you never know whether you've lost until you've lost. Anything can happen.
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You are getting too old for this. A man is as old as he feels, woman! And how old do you feel? About ninety.
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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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A warrior...must believe in his strength of will, of purpose, of heart and soul.
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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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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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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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