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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. — David Gemmell

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

What is life if a man cannot count on his friends when he has gone mad? — David Gemmell

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

Be at peace, my friend. One thing I have learnt about Death is that his bark is worse than his bite. — David Gemmell

This world has few redeeming features, and one is the capacity for people to love one another with great, enduring passion. — David Gemmell

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

Blood always aids blood, my friend. — David Gemmell

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

Some people have a gift for stupidity, an almost mystic ability to withstand any form of logic. — David Gemmell

[He] starts to talk and stops, feeling his way, as if it's all clogged up rusty inside. — Nikki Gemmell

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

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

In any broth, the scum [politicians] always rises to the top. — David Gemmell

In my experience all women deserve someone better. — David Gemmell

Get rid of your doubts. Yesterday is dead. Past mistakes are like smoke in the breeze. — David Gemmell

An emptiness when you realize the loneliest you've ever been is within a marraige, as a wife — Nikki Gemmell

Have faith in the wisdom of that we call change — Nikki Gemmell

The truth? What the Hell is the truth? We're born, we live and we die. Everything else is just shades of opinion. — David Gemmell

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

A man's strength is ultimately born of his knowledge of his own weakness ... — David Gemmell

Hold on to your dreams, Kiall. They are more important than you realise. — David Gemmell

The very odd thing about sagas [ ... ] is that they very rarely mention dry mouths and full bladders. — David Gemmell

I was a man before I was a king, and no true man walks away when a friend needs him. — David Gemmell

You are getting too old for this." "A man is as old as he feels, woman!" "And how old do you feel?" "About ninety. — David Gemmell

A man cannot spend his life worrying about the unexpected. — David Gemmell

The world would be a sadder place without stories. — David Gemmell

Come back and stand with us, lad. We will all go down together that's what makes us who we are. — David Gemmell

A man with wife and daughters has no place losing his temper. — David Gemmell

The purpose of debates is to explore issues, not end them. — David Gemmell

No matter how impossible this war, I shall fight to win. Whatever I have to do, I will do. — David Gemmell

All things are possible, ... Except the passing of regret. — David Gemmell

Evil will never be countered while good men do nothing. — David Gemmell

If you look at any ancient civilization, they've all used fantasy stories to train the young. — David Gemmell

War.
Such a little word, such a depth of agony. Blood, death, conquest, starvation, plague, and horror. — David Gemmell

No man should curse love. Ultimately, love is all there is. — David Gemmell

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

Hatred is like a plague. It is all-consuming, and it springs from man to man. — David Gemmell

The point is [ ... ] that you never know whether you've lost until you've lost. Anything can happen. — David Gemmell

Life is nothing unless death has been faced down. — David Gemmell

May all your dreams but one come true, for what is life without a dream? — David Gemmell

I think that for the coward every day carries a kind of death. — David Gemmell

Your face may be gone, but you know who you are. — David Gemmell

You do not convince me. You rationalize your actions and because the result is favorable you become right. — David Gemmell

I caught a pebble in the moonlight. — David Gemmell

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

[H]e who fears to lose will never win. — David Gemmell

When healers yearn to kill then hope begins to die ... Evil cannot be overcome by evil. — David Gemmell

[ ... ] In real war an officer may have only one chance at succeeding. Consider each problem. — David Gemmell

And I am in love with light. Lock me in the sunshine. — Nikki Gemmell

Too many people go through life without pausing to enjoy what they have. — David Gemmell

Life without heroic deed is no life at all. — David Gemmell

We are what we are my boy and wolves is what we are — David Gemmell

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

Death haunts everyone and never fails — David Gemmell

A man should be free to do what he wants to do, as long as it doesn't hurt others. — David Gemmell

Like light and shadow, love and hate were inseparable. One could not exist without the other. — David Gemmell

A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity. — David Gemmell

The tree bark began to move, forming a face of wood. — David Gemmell

I would have offered you a forest of truth, but you wish to speak of a single leaf — David Gemmell

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

I underestimated you, woman." ... "The cry of men down the ages. — David Gemmell

Miracles are merely events that happen just when they are needed. — David Gemmell

It is not hard to change when your biggest problem is whether the weeds prosper in a vegetable patch. — David Gemmell

The truth. Men will blind themselves with hot irons, rather than face it. — David Gemmell

Love is for fools. It is a surging of blood in the loins ... there is no mystery, and no magic. Find someone else, my boy. — David Gemmell

A man can overcome his background, even as he can overcome a skilled opponent. — David Gemmell

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

I think maybe it is better to believe than not to believe. But I couldn't tell you why. — David Gemmell

She can't catch on to slumber, the relief of oblivion. — Nikki Gemmell

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

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

Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone fails at something. — David Gemmell

Love requires a different kind of courage, Andromache. — David Gemmell

All legends have a base in fact. — David Gemmell

This is the real magic of fantasy fiction: it can feed souls and change lives. — David Gemmell

No man should ever completely realize his dreams. What else would there then be to live for? — David Gemmell

There is evil in all of us, and it is the mark of a man how he defies the evil within. — David Gemmell

[F]ear is a great ally. — David Gemmell

Nothing of real worth can ever be bought. Love, friendship, honour, valour, respect. All these things have to be earned. — David Gemmell

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

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

Our lives are spent sailing in the mist, hoping for a burst of sunlight that can make sense of who we are. — David Gemmell

Do not expect help.' 'One should always hope.' 'Then hope for a handsome savage with kindly ways. — David Gemmell

Steal a loaf of bread and they hang you, steal a land and they'll make you king. — David Gemmell

Nadir we, youth born, axe wielders, blood letters, victors still. — David Gemmell

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

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. — David Gemmell

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

All men have talents. Some build, some paint, some write, some fight. For me it is different. — David Gemmell

What is your name?"
Why?"
So I can mark your grave... — David Gemmell

In any broth, the scum always rises to the top. — David Gemmell

War. What was it about the prospect of some bloody enterprises that reduced men to the level of animals? — David Gemmell

I am a stranger. You do not need to lie to me or pretend. Only with friends do you need masks — David Gemmell

Foolish: It's all foolish. Life is a farce a stupid, sickening farce played out by fools. — David Gemmell

Our natural and happiest life is when we lose ourselves in the exquisite absorption of home. — Nikki Gemmell

Men don't change. They just learn to disguise the lack of change. — David Gemmell

We all have scars [ ... ] Better by far for them to be worn on the outside. — David Gemmell

The night has a capacity for terror that the day can never match. — David Gemmell

Let the years bring whatever enlightenment they must, at their own pace. — Matt Gemmell