David Gemmell Quotes
Top 100 wise famous quotes and sayings by David Gemmell
David Gemmell Famous Quotes & Sayings
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The baresark loses all fear; his method is all-out attack, and invariably he takes his opponent with him even if he falls.
We make choices everyday, some of them good, some of them bad. And - if we are strong enough - we live with the consequences.
There's no shame in fear. But understand this - the coward is ruled by fear, while the hero rides it like a wild stallion.
Be at peace, my friend. One thing I have learnt about Death is that his bark is worse than his bite.
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.
I remember an old teacher of mine once saying that behind every dark cloud the sun was just waiting to boil you to death.
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.
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.
War.
Such a little word, such a depth of agony. Blood, death, conquest, starvation, plague, and horror.
Such a little word, such a depth of agony. Blood, death, conquest, starvation, plague, and horror.
One hundred only, Lord Earl. But judge us not by our number. Rather, watch the numbers of dead we leave behind.
Never be glad that another man has died. Not ever . [ ... ] It never ends. Never ... ever ... be glad to kill.
When your life has been spent in one war after another for forty-five years, you have to be pretty handy to survive.
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.
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.
The point is [ ... ] that you never know whether you've lost until you've lost. Anything can happen.
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.
Love is both wondrous and yet full of peril. Love is a gateway through which hatred - disguised and unrecognized - can pass.
Trust your instincts, and make judgements on what your heart tells you. The heart will not betray you.
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.
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.
Less of a Galahad than a Lancelot, thought Archer. A flawed knight in a flawed world, unstable yet unyielding.
War. What was it about the prospect of some bloody enterprises that reduced men to the level of animals?
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.
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.
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
It is not hard to change when your biggest problem is whether the weeds prosper in a vegetable patch.
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?
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.
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.
Most wars are fought for greed, but we are luckier here we fight for our lives and the lives of the people we love.
Our lives are spent sailing in the mist, hoping for a burst of sunlight that can make sense of who we are.
The very odd thing about sagas [ ... ] is that they very rarely mention dry mouths and full bladders.
Nothing of real worth can ever be bought. Love, friendship, honour, valour, respect. All these things have to be earned.
Life is a struggle, from the agonies of birth to the railing against death. Devour or be devoured. The law of the wild.