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A warrior...must believe in his strength of will, of purpose, of heart and soul.

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
Warrior
Strength
Purpose
Soul
Must
Heart
Believe

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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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I think maybe it is better to believe than not to believe. But I couldn't tell you why.
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When healers yearn to kill then hope begins to die ... Evil cannot be overcome by evil.
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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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You know how it is. Boy meets girl, girl wants boy dead. An everyday story, really.
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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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Old age is not as honorable as death, but most people seek it.
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I may be stupid, as you say, to believe in honour and friendship and loyalty without price. But these are virtues to be cherished, for without them we are no more than beasts roaming the land.
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While men compete in war, there will be warriors. While there are warriors, there will be princes among warriors. Among the princes will be kings, and among the kings an emperor.
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Every man has his own reason for every deed. Usually it is selfish.
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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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It is hard to be angry when one has seen the sun rise,' she said. It seems to be true,' he admitted. 'I wonder why.' Because it makes one feel so small and insignificant. It has been rising forever and will rise forever no matter what we do or do not do. All our problems are as nothing to the sun.
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Plan for the worst, expect the best.
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Hold on to your dreams, Kiall. They are more important than you realise.
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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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Men don't change. They just learn to disguise the lack of change.
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Death haunts everyone and never fails.
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None of us can choose the manner of our passing.
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The truth. Men will blind themselves with hot irons, rather than face it.
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