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David Gemmell quotes: The baresark loses all fear; his method is all-out attack, and invariably he takes his opponent with him even if he falls. The baresark loses all fear; his method is all-out attack, and invariably he takes his opponent with him even if he falls.
David Gemmell quotes: We make choices everyday, some of them good, some of them bad. And - if we are strong enough - we live with the consequences. We make choices everyday, some of them good, some of them bad. And - if we are strong enough - we live with the consequences.
David Gemmell quotes: There's no shame in fear. But understand this - the coward is ruled by fear, while the hero rides it like a wild stallion. There's no shame in fear. But understand this - the coward is ruled by fear, while the hero rides it like a wild stallion.
David Gemmell quotes: Be at peace, my friend. One thing I have learnt about Death is that his bark is worse than his bite. Be at peace, my friend. One thing I have learnt about Death is that his bark is worse than his bite.
David Gemmell quotes: Bow to nothing, son. I make mistakes as well as any man. If you think me wrong, be so good as to damn well say so. Bow to nothing, son. I make mistakes as well as any man. If you think me wrong, be so good as to damn well say so.
David Gemmell quotes: I remember an old teacher of mine once saying that behind every dark cloud the sun was just waiting to boil you to death. I remember an old teacher of mine once saying that behind every dark cloud the sun was just waiting to boil you to death.
David Gemmell quotes: Some people have a gift for stupidity, an almost mystic ability to withstand any form of logic. Some people have a gift for stupidity, an almost mystic ability to withstand any form of logic.
David Gemmell quotes: By nature of definition only the coward is capable of the highestheroism By nature of definition only the coward is capable of the highest
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David Gemmell quotes: Kassandra put her arm around her. "One day we will have no bones," the girl said happily, "and our dust will swirl among the stars. Kassandra put her arm around her. "One day we will have no bones," the girl said happily, "and our dust will swirl among the stars.
David Gemmell quotes: Your men are brave men, And you have won. I can live with that, Earl of Bronze a poor man would I be if I could not. Your men are brave men, And you have won. I can live with that, Earl of Bronze a poor man would I be if I could not.
David Gemmell quotes: In any broth, the scum [politicians] always rises to the top. In any broth, the scum [politicians] always rises to the top.
David Gemmell quotes: Get rid of your doubts. Yesterday is dead. Past mistakes are like smoke in the breeze. Get rid of your doubts. Yesterday is dead. Past mistakes are like smoke in the breeze.
David Gemmell quotes: War.Such a little word, such a depth of agony. Blood, death, conquest, starvation, plague, and horror. War.
Such a little word, such a depth of agony. Blood, death, conquest, starvation, plague, and horror.
David Gemmell quotes: Too many people go through life without pausing to enjoy what they have. Too many people go through life without pausing to enjoy what they have.
David Gemmell quotes: One hundred only, Lord Earl. But judge us not by our number. Rather, watch the numbers of dead we leave behind. One hundred only, Lord Earl. But judge us not by our number. Rather, watch the numbers of dead we leave behind.
David Gemmell quotes: An enemy is like a man's most prized flower. It brings him joy to see it buried in the ground. An enemy is like a man's most prized flower. It brings him joy to see it buried in the ground.
David Gemmell quotes: Never be glad that another man has died. Not ever . [ ... ] It never ends. Never ... ever ... be glad to kill. Never be glad that another man has died. Not ever . [ ... ] It never ends. Never ... ever ... be glad to kill.
David Gemmell quotes: When healers yearn to kill then hope begins to die ... Evil cannot be overcome by evil. When healers yearn to kill then hope begins to die ... Evil cannot be overcome by evil.
David Gemmell quotes: [H]e who fears to lose will never win. [H]e who fears to lose will never win.
David Gemmell quotes: When your life has been spent in one war after another for forty-five years, you have to be pretty handy to survive. When your life has been spent in one war after another for forty-five years, you have to be pretty handy to survive.
David Gemmell quotes: May all your dreams come true, save one. May all your dreams come true, save one.
David Gemmell quotes: Nothing in life is sure, my son. Except the promise of death. Nothing in life is sure, my son. Except the promise of death.
David Gemmell quotes: May all your dreams but one come true, for what is life without a dream? May all your dreams but one come true, for what is life without a dream?
David Gemmell quotes: 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 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.
David Gemmell quotes: Love is in the eyes, and one woman knows when another woman is in love. Love is in the eyes, and one woman knows when another woman is in love.
David Gemmell quotes: Never liked Kolanos. Was at a feast with him one time. Never heard him fart at all. Can't trust a man who doesn't fart at a feast. Never liked Kolanos. Was at a feast with him one time. Never heard him fart at all. Can't trust a man who doesn't fart at a feast.
David Gemmell quotes: Your face may be gone, but you know who you are. Your face may be gone, but you know who you are.
David Gemmell quotes: I think that for the coward every day carries a kind of death. I think that for the coward every day carries a kind of death.
David Gemmell quotes: Fear cannot be trusted ... It exaggerates everything. It is both treacherous and dishonest. Fear cannot be trusted ... It exaggerates everything. It is both treacherous and dishonest.
David Gemmell quotes: Hatred is like a plague. It is all-consuming, and it springs from man to man. Hatred is like a plague. It is all-consuming, and it springs from man to man.
David Gemmell quotes: The point is [ ... ] that you never know whether you've lost until you've lost. Anything can happen. The point is [ ... ] that you never know whether you've lost until you've lost. Anything can happen.
David Gemmell quotes: None of us can choose the manner of our passing. None of us can choose the manner of our passing.
David Gemmell quotes: Hate is the father of all evil. Hate is the father of all evil.
David Gemmell quotes: Do not complain of life's unfairness. It is never fair - at best it is impartial. Do not complain of life's unfairness. It is never fair - at best it is impartial.
David Gemmell quotes: Life can be savored only if you look to the future and leave vengeance to the gods Life can be savored only if you look to the future and leave vengeance to the gods
David Gemmell quotes: No one can take away the freedom of a man's soul. No one can take away the freedom of a man's soul.
David Gemmell quotes: You know how it is. Boy meets girl, girl wants boy dead. An everyday story, really. You know how it is. Boy meets girl, girl wants boy dead. An everyday story, really.
David Gemmell quotes: Every man has his own reason for every deed. Usually it is selfish. Every man has his own reason for every deed. Usually it is selfish.
David Gemmell quotes: War is the enemy of civilization. We cannot grow through war, Xander. It drags us down, filling our hearts with hatred and thoughts of revenge. War is the enemy of civilization. We cannot grow through war, Xander. It drags us down, filling our hearts with hatred and thoughts of revenge.
David Gemmell quotes: I make little distinction betwee those who commit evil and those who stand by and do nothing. I make little distinction betwee those who commit evil and those who stand by and do nothing.
David Gemmell quotes: Would ride into fire. For Odysseus that whip was pride. Would ride into fire. For Odysseus that whip was pride.
David Gemmell quotes: Love is both wondrous and yet full of peril. Love is a gateway through which hatred - disguised and unrecognized - can pass. Love is both wondrous and yet full of peril. Love is a gateway through which hatred - disguised and unrecognized - can pass.
David Gemmell quotes: A man takes what the gods thrust upon him. A man takes what the gods thrust upon him.
David Gemmell quotes: Trust your instincts, and make judgements on what your heart tells you. The heart will not betray you. Trust your instincts, and make judgements on what your heart tells you. The heart will not betray you.
David Gemmell quotes: Our souls are but leaves in a storm, and only the gods know where we will come to rest. Our souls are but leaves in a storm, and only the gods know where we will come to rest.
David Gemmell quotes: Old age is not as honorable as death, but most people seek it. Old age is not as honorable as death, but most people seek it.
David Gemmell quotes: Life is sad enough, Magir. Laughter is a thing to be treasured. Life is sad enough, Magir. Laughter is a thing to be treasured.
David Gemmell quotes: A man must know his limitations. A man must know his limitations.
David Gemmell quotes: Every little bit of good I may do, let me do it now for I may not come this way again. Every little bit of good I may do, let me do it now for I may not come this way again.
David Gemmell quotes: All beauty is sad. For it fades. All beauty is sad. For it fades.
David Gemmell quotes: My happiness is not in the gift of others. I will be happy or I will not be happy. No man will supply it or deprive me of it. My happiness is not in the gift of others. I will be happy or I will not be happy. No man will supply it or deprive me of it.
David Gemmell quotes: Be lucky, Xander, and be brave. You will find that bravery and luck are often bedfellows. Be lucky, Xander, and be brave. You will find that bravery and luck are often bedfellows.
David Gemmell quotes: Once I was a lamb, playing in a green field. Then the wolves came. Now I am an eagle and I fly in a different universe. Once I was a lamb, playing in a green field. Then the wolves came. Now I am an eagle and I fly in a different universe.
David Gemmell quotes: If you want to fight evil, you have to climb down in the slime to do so. If you want to fight evil, you have to climb down in the slime to do so.
David Gemmell quotes: Less of a Galahad than a Lancelot, thought Archer. A flawed knight in a flawed world, unstable yet unyielding. Less of a Galahad than a Lancelot, thought Archer. A flawed knight in a flawed world, unstable yet unyielding.
David Gemmell quotes: Miracles are merely events that happen just when they are needed. Miracles are merely events that happen just when they are needed.
David Gemmell quotes: In any broth, the scum always rises to the top. In any broth, the scum always rises to the top.
David Gemmell quotes: War. What was it about the prospect of some bloody enterprises that reduced men to the level of animals? War. What was it about the prospect of some bloody enterprises that reduced men to the level of animals?
David Gemmell quotes: I am a stranger. You do not need to lie to me or pretend. Only with friends do you need masks I am a stranger. You do not need to lie to me or pretend. Only with friends do you need masks
David Gemmell quotes: Foolish: It's all foolish. Life is a farce a stupid, sickening farce played out by fools. Foolish: It's all foolish. Life is a farce a stupid, sickening farce played out by fools.
David Gemmell quotes: We all have scars [ ... ] Better by far for them to be worn on the outside. We all have scars [ ... ] Better by far for them to be worn on the outside.
David Gemmell quotes: 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. 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.
David Gemmell quotes: A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity. A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.
David Gemmell quotes: The tree bark began to move, forming a face of wood. The tree bark began to move, forming a face of wood.
David Gemmell quotes: I would have offered you a forest of truth, but you wish to speak of a single leaf I would have offered you a forest of truth, but you wish to speak of a single leaf
David Gemmell quotes: 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. 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 quotes: I underestimated you, woman." ... "The cry of men down the ages. I underestimated you, woman." ... "The cry of men down the ages.
David Gemmell quotes: You can buy gold that is bright as the sun and diamonds as pale as the moon. But you cannot buy the sun. You cannot own the moon. II You can buy gold that is bright as the sun and diamonds as pale as the moon. But you cannot buy the sun. You cannot own the moon. II
David Gemmell quotes: It is not hard to change when your biggest problem is whether the weeds prosper in a vegetable patch. It is not hard to change when your biggest problem is whether the weeds prosper in a vegetable patch.
David Gemmell quotes: A man can overcome his background, even as he can overcome a skilled opponent. A man can overcome his background, even as he can overcome a skilled opponent.
David Gemmell quotes: Like light and shadow, love and hate were inseparable. One could not exist without the other. Like light and shadow, love and hate were inseparable. One could not exist without the other.
David Gemmell quotes: I think maybe it is better to believe than not to believe. But I couldn't tell you why. I think maybe it is better to believe than not to believe. But I couldn't tell you why.
David Gemmell quotes: Kings are chosen by the Source, so it is said ... Therefore those who fight for the king can be said to be godly. Is that not cause enough? Kings are chosen by the Source, so it is said ... Therefore those who fight for the king can be said to be godly. Is that not cause enough?
David Gemmell quotes: I tell you, one more insult and I'll take his curling tongs and ram them so far up his arse he'll be able to curl the damned thing from the I tell you, one more insult and I'll take his curling tongs and ram them so far up his arse he'll be able to curl the damned thing from the inside.
David Gemmell quotes: Love requires a different kind of courage, Andromache. Love requires a different kind of courage, Andromache.
David Gemmell quotes: This is the real magic of fantasy fiction: it can feed souls and change lives. This is the real magic of fantasy fiction: it can feed souls and change lives.
David Gemmell quotes: No man should ever completely realize his dreams. What else would there then be to live for? No man should ever completely realize his dreams. What else would there then be to live for?
David Gemmell quotes: There is evil in all of us, and it is the mark of a man how he defies the evil within. There is evil in all of us, and it is the mark of a man how he defies the evil within.
David Gemmell quotes: Evil will never be countered while good men do nothing. Evil will never be countered while good men do nothing.
David Gemmell quotes: grinned. 'Xenophon taught me that victory is achieved by putting the thought of defeat into the heart of your enemy. To him goes the honour. grinned. 'Xenophon taught me that victory is achieved by putting the thought of defeat into the heart of your enemy. To him goes the honour.
David Gemmell quotes: Most wars are fought for greed, but we are luckier here we fight for our lives and the lives of the people we love. Most wars are fought for greed, but we are luckier here we fight for our lives and the lives of the people we love.
David Gemmell quotes: I was a man before I was a king, and no true man walks away when a friend needs him. I was a man before I was a king, and no true man walks away when a friend needs him.
David Gemmell quotes: Our lives are spent sailing in the mist, hoping for a burst of sunlight that can make sense of who we are. Our lives are spent sailing in the mist, hoping for a burst of sunlight that can make sense of who we are.
David Gemmell quotes: Hold on to your dreams, Kiall. They are more important than you realise. Hold on to your dreams, Kiall. They are more important than you realise.
David Gemmell quotes: A man cannot spend his life worrying about the unexpected. A man cannot spend his life worrying about the unexpected.
David Gemmell quotes: Come back and stand with us, lad. We will all go down together that's what makes us who we are. Come back and stand with us, lad. We will all go down together that's what makes us who we are.
David Gemmell quotes: The purpose of debates is to explore issues, not end them. The purpose of debates is to explore issues, not end them.
David Gemmell quotes: No matter how impossible this war, I shall fight to win. Whatever I have to do, I will do. No matter how impossible this war, I shall fight to win. Whatever I have to do, I will do.
David Gemmell quotes: All things are possible, ... Except the passing of regret. All things are possible, ... Except the passing of regret.
David Gemmell quotes: The very odd thing about sagas [ ... ] is that they very rarely mention dry mouths and full bladders. The very odd thing about sagas [ ... ] is that they very rarely mention dry mouths and full bladders.
David Gemmell quotes: If you look at any ancient civilization, they've all used fantasy stories to train the young. If you look at any ancient civilization, they've all used fantasy stories to train the young.
David Gemmell quotes: All men have talents. Some build, some paint, some write, some fight. For me it is different. All men have talents. Some build, some paint, some write, some fight. For me it is different.
David Gemmell quotes: Nothing of real worth can ever be bought. Love, friendship, honour, valour, respect. All these things have to be earned. Nothing of real worth can ever be bought. Love, friendship, honour, valour, respect. All these things have to be earned.
David Gemmell quotes: Live or die, a man and a woman need love. There is a need in the race. We need to share. To belong. Live or die, a man and a woman need love. There is a need in the race. We need to share. To belong.
David Gemmell quotes: Life is a struggle, from the agonies of birth to the railing against death. Devour or be devoured. The law of the wild. Life is a struggle, from the agonies of birth to the railing against death. Devour or be devoured. The law of the wild.
David Gemmell quotes: We are what we are my boy and wolves is what we are We are what we are my boy and wolves is what we are
David Gemmell quotes: Steal a loaf of bread and they hang you, steal a land and they'll make you king. Steal a loaf of bread and they hang you, steal a land and they'll make you king.
David Gemmell quotes: Nadir we, youth born, axe wielders, blood letters, victors still. Nadir we, youth born, axe wielders, blood letters, victors still.
David Gemmell quotes: I am not going to talk about patriotism, duty, liberty, and the defense of freedom because that's all dung to a soldier. I am not going to talk about patriotism, duty, liberty, and the defense of freedom because that's all dung to a soldier.
David Gemmell quotes: It is said that the gates of paradise can only be opened by the tears of those left behind. I do not know whether that be true. It should be, It is said that the gates of paradise can only be opened by the tears of those left behind. I do not know whether that be true. It should be, I think.

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