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You are a Chosen Man. You are Parmenion, the Death of Nations. A hundred thousand souls will you
send to the dark river, screaming and wailing, lamenting their fate. It is right and just that you
should know your choices. ~ David Gemmell
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Beware the wooden horse, Agamemnon King, Conqueror, for it will roar to the skies on wings of thunder and herald the death of nations. ~ David Gemmell
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There is a darkness in you. In all of us, probably. Beasts we keep chained. Ordinary men have to keep the chains strong, for if we let the beast loose then society will turn upon us with fiery vengeance. Kings though ... well, who is there to turn upon them? So the chains are made of straw. It is the curse of kings, Helikaon, that they can become monsters. And they invariably do. ~ David Gemmell
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In every one of us is the total of all we have ever been, the sullen child, the arrogant youth, the suckling babe. Every fear endured in childhood is lodged somewhere in here.' He tapped his temple. 'And every act of heroism or cowardice, generosity or meanness of spirit. ~ David Gemmell
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None of us can choose the manner of our passing. ~ David Gemmell
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Hold on to your dreams, Kiall. They are more important than you realise. ~ David Gemmell
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A man cannot spend his life worrying about the unexpected. ~ David Gemmell
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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. ~ David Gemmell
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But war makes heroes. Herakles and Ormenion were warriors, and tey have been made immortal. Father Zeus turned them into stars in the night sky.

Oniacus scowled. 'In a drunken rage Herakles clubbed his wife to death, and Ormenion sacrificed his youngest daughter in order that Poseidon might grant fair winds for his attack on Kretos. ~ David Gemmell
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Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone fails at something. ~ David Gemmell
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You're living your days at the moment how a sheep grazes, meandering, not engaged with anything much. ~ Nikki Gemmell
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And I am in love with light. Lock me in the sunshine. ~ Nikki Gemmell
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A warrior feeds his body well; he trains it; works on it. Where he lacks knowledge, he studies. But above all he must believe. He must believe in his strength of will, of purpose, of heart and soul. ~ David Gemmell
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Men don't change. They just learn to disguise the lack of change. ~ David Gemmell
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Life is nothing unless death has been faced down. ~ David Gemmell
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The nature of a coward is to avoid death. If such a man courts peril there can be only two reasons. Either he is not a coward at all or there is no danger. ~ David Gemmell
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You feel something you haven't for years: it's to do with university parties with bathtubs of alcohol and the smell of hamburgers on fingers and beer in a kiss. You should have been disgusted by all that but you weren't. You'd be wet so quick; to get their clothes off, to have their weight upon you, to be rammed against a wall with your leg curled up. ~ Nikki Gemmell
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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
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How simple love would be, Younger Brother, if we only had to bestow it on those who deserved it. Yet what would it be worth? If you gave a poor man a silver coin then that would be a gift. If you expected him to pay you back, then that would make it a loan. We do not loan our love, Lantern. We give it freely. ~ David Gemmell
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So you will not kneel to me?" He said.
I will kneel to no man, "She answered, preparing herself for the push that would send her toppling to her death and ready to haul him with her.
You interest me, girl. There is no fear in you."
Nor in you, apparently, King Priam."
He looked surprised. "Fear if for weaklings. Look around you. This is Troy. My Troy. The richest and most powerful city in the world. It was not built by fearful men, but my men with imagination and courage. It's wealth grows Daily, and with it the influence that wealth brings. ~ David Gemmell
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If you look at any ancient civilization, they've all used fantasy stories to train the young. ~ David Gemmell
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It is not hard to change when your biggest problem is whether the weeds prosper in a vegetable patch. ~ David Gemmell
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We cannot hide behind high walls, our hearts trembling. For that is not life. We must accept the needs and the duties of each day, and face them one at a time. ~ David Gemmell
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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
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I think that for the coward every day carries a kind of death. ~ David Gemmell
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Your face may be gone, but you know who you are. ~ David Gemmell
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Drawing his sword, he gazed down at the gleaming blade. 'I pledge you to the destruction of Sparta,' he whispered. Raising the weapon high he pointed it to the south-east and, though the city was far beyond his range of vision, he pictured the sword poised above it with the sun's harsh light turning it to fire. ~ David Gemmell
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I don't want eternal life. I want a little joy, a large amount of pleasure, and a swift death once I lose the appetite for either. ~ David Gemmell
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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
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Not one of the creatures of blood can escape death. We all face it, and succumb to it. It follows us like a dark shadow. Yet if we live in terror of it, then we do not live at all. Yes we are born alone, and yes we will die alone. But in between, Tae, we live. We know joy. ~ David Gemmell
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The world would be a sadder place without stories. ~ David Gemmell
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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
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Less of a Galahad than a Lancelot, thought Archer. A flawed knight in a flawed world, unstable yet unyielding. ~ David Gemmell
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Nothing of real worth can ever be bought. Love, friendship, honour, valour, respect. All these things have to be earned. ~ David Gemmell
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I make little distinction betwee those who commit evil and those who stand by and do nothing. ~ David Gemmell
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Liberty is only valued when it is threatened, therefore it is the threat that highlights the value. We should be grateful to the Nadir, since they heighten the value of our liberty. ~ David Gemmell
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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
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You feel you're learning everything about love as you watch him, from the other side. He imagines you leaving your cozy London world for a man in his thirties who has no real job, who still travels on buses, who's never found a firm footing with his life. The poet, the dreamer, and you would have fallen for it once. But you're too old, now. You just want to fuck. ~ Nikki Gemmell
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A man's strength is ultimately born of his knowledge of his own weakness ... ~ David Gemmell
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Why must I have the Piglet?' 'Because you are the best.' 'I do not understand.' 'Teach him.' 'And who teaches me?' ' As an officer, my lord, you will have many men under your command and not all will be gifted. You must learn to use each man to his best advantage ... ~ David Gemmell
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[ ... ] In real war an officer may have only one chance at succeeding. Consider each problem. ~ David Gemmell
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Fear is an aid to the warrior. It is a small fire burning. It heats the muscles, making us stronger. Panic comes when the fire is out of control, consuming all courage and pride. ~ David Gemmell
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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
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Let there be no hesitations, no regrets, no compromises - they are at once cowardly and vain. ~ Nikki Gemmell
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Miracles are merely events that happen just when they are needed. ~ David Gemmell
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A warrior has only one true friend. Only one man he can rely on. Himself. So he feeds his body well; he trains it; works on it. Where he lacks skill, he practises. Where he lacks knowledge, he studies. But above all he must believe. He must believe in his strength of will, of purpose, of heart and soul. Do not speak badly of yourself, for the warrior that is inside you hears your words and is lessened by them. You are strong and you are brave. There is a nobility of spirit within you. Let it grow - you will do well enough. Now where is that damned food? ~ David Gemmell
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I've read everything that Isaac Asimov ever wrote, for a start. I'm massively into my fantasy genre, anything by R.A. Salvatore or David Gemmell. I've read every single book those writers have written. ~ Robert Kazinsky
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Let the years bring whatever enlightenment they must, at their own pace. ~ Matt Gemmell
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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. ~ David Gemmell
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Too many people go through life without pausing to enjoy what they have. ~ David Gemmell
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It seems to me, that you people spend a great deal of time talking about honour, but strip away the high sounding words and you are no different from any other race. Family? Has Priam not killed wayward sons? When a king dies do his sons not go to war with one another to succeed him? Men speak of how you reacted to your father's death. They say it was amazing, for you did not order your little brother's execution. Your race thrives on blood and death, Helikaon. Your ships raid the coasts of other nations, stealing slaves, burning and plundering. Warriors brag of how many men they have killed, and women they have raped. Almost all of your kings either seized their thrones with swords and murder, or are children of men who seized power with swords and murder. So put all this talk of honour to one side. ~ David Gemmell
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I read mostly historical fiction - lots of stuff set in ancient Rome and ancient Greece. I also liked sci-fi and fantasy: David Gemmell, Raymond E. Feist. It's a nice escape from the world. As much as I do love real-life stories, they can often make you hurt in a way I'd rather not hurt. ~ Henry Cavill
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Listen ... You could spend a lifetime trying to understand the works of evil men. Their joys are not ours. They love to inflict pain, create suffering, cause harm and death. It empowers them, for beneath the skin they are empty and worthless. ~ David Gemmell
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Makes no sense to me,' said Huntsekker. 'You don't know who is at your door, but you know the thoughts of a man twenty miles away.' 'Life is a mystery,' said Powdermill, with a gold-toothed grin. 'It is that, right enough,' agreed Huntsekker. ~ David Gemmell
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All things are possible, ... Except the passing of regret. ~ David Gemmell
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But men don't come in just two groups, one of gold and the other of lead. They are a mix of both." "And what about women?" "Pure gold, my girl," Rayvan answered with a chuckle. ~ David Gemmell
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[He] starts to talk and stops, feeling his way, as if it's all clogged up rusty inside. ~ Nikki Gemmell
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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. ~ David Gemmell
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An enemy is like a man's most prized flower. It brings him joy to see it buried in the ground. ~ David Gemmell
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You do not convince me. You rationalize your actions and because the result is favorable you become right. ~ David Gemmell
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Love is a mystery. We embrace it where we can. Mostly we do not choose whom we love. It just happens. A voice speaks to us, in ways the ears cannot hear. We recognize a beauty the eye does not see. We experience a change in our hearts that no voice can describe. ~ David Gemmell
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May all your dreams but one come true, for what is life without a dream? ~ David Gemmell
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Life can be savored only if you look to the future and leave vengeance to the gods ~ David Gemmell
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Love is in the eyes, and one woman knows when another woman is in love. ~ David Gemmell
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Have faith in the wisdom of that we call change ~ Nikki Gemmell
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I don't know yet whether I fully believe in fate, but certain things do happen in a man's life that he cannot explain. ~ David Gemmell
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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
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Man alone, it seems, lives all his life in the knowledge of death. And yet there is more to life than merely waiting for death. For life to have meaning, there must be a purpose. A man must pass something on - otherwise he is useless. "For most men that purpose revolves around marriage and children ~ David Gemmell
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The night has a capacity for terror that the day can never match. ~ David Gemmell
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Evil will never be countered while good men do nothing. ~ David Gemmell
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Nadir we, youth born, axe wielders, blood letters, victors still. ~ David Gemmell
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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. ~ David Gemmell
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Now the screams were awful to hear as men burned like candles all along the deck. Black smoke billowed over the sea. Argurios could not believe what he was watching. At least fifty helpless men were dying in agony. One man managed to free himself and leap into the sea. Amazingly, when he surfaced the flames were still consuming him.
All along the beach there was silence as the stunned crowd watched the magical fires burning the galley and it's crew. ~ David Gemmell
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Steal a loaf of bread and they hang you, steal a land and they'll make you king. ~ David Gemmell
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I shall die soon ... Here at this Dros. And what will I have achieved in my life? I have no sons nor daughters. No living kin ... Few friends. They will say, 'Here lies Druss. He killed many and birthed none'."
"They will say more than that," said Virae suddenly. "They'll say, 'Here lies Druss the Legend, who was never mean, petty nor needlessly cruel. Here was a man who never gave in, never compromised his ideals, never betrayed a friend, never despoiled a woman and never used his strength against the weak.' They'll say 'He had no sons, but many a woman asleep with her babes slept more soundly for knowing Druss stood with the Drenai.' They'll say many things, whitebeard. Through many generations they will say them, and men with no strength will find strength when they hear them."
"That would be pleasant," said the old man, smiling. ~ David Gemmell
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A man needs many things in his life to make it bearable. A good woman. Sons and daughters. Comradeship. Warmth. Food and shelter. But above all these things, he needs to be able to know that he is a man. ~ David Gemmell
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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. ~ David Gemmell
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I have discovered in my long life that there are many words and phrases which have more power than any spell of magick. The most well-known of these is, of course, I love you. But by far the most deadly is, if only. For these two words can strip a man's strength, his courage and his confidence. They become the father of regret and anguish and pain. ~ David Gemmell
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There is evil in all of us, and it is the mark of a man how he defies the evil within. ~ David Gemmell
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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
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No need for confusion, my dear Mulgrave [ ... ] Beautiful wine and sour vinegar come from exactly the same source. Curiously if one leaves a bottle of wine open for long enough it will become vinegar. Happily in this house wine never survives long enough to go bad. ~ David Gemmell
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A man must know his limitations. ~ David Gemmell
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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. ~ David Gemmell
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And what is a man? He is someone who rises when life has knocked him down. He is someone who raises his fist to heaven when a storm has ruined his crop
and then plants again. And again. A man remains unbroken by the savage twists of fate.
That man may never win. But when he sees himself reflected, he can be proud of what he sees. For low he may be in the present scheme of things: peasant, serf, or dispossessed. But he is unconquerable ~ David Gemmell
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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
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True. The one certainty about riding, Braygan, is that - at some time - you will fall off. It is a fact. Another fact you might like to consider, in your life of perpetual terror, is that you will die. We are all going to die, some of us young, some of us old, some of us in our sleep, some of us screaming in agony. We cannot stop it, we can only delay it. ~ David Gemmell
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To be truthful i am not entirely sure what people mean when they talk of happiness. There are moments of joy and laughter, the comfort of friendship, but enduring happiness? If it exists i have not found it ~ David Gemmell
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Many fantasy novels - 'Lord of the Rings', for instance, or 'Lavondyss' by Robert Holdstock - are beautifully written. Geoff Ryman's 'The Child Garden' is exquisite and utterly beguiling. Mervyn Peake's 'Gormenghast' trilogy is an astonishing piece of multi-faceted storytelling. So quality of writing does not condemn the genre. ~ David Gemmell
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Evil lives in a pit. If you want to fight it, you must climb down into the slime to do so. White cloaks show the dirt more thank black, and silver tarnishes. ~ David Gemmell
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I would have offered you a forest of truth, but you wish to speak of a single leaf ~ David Gemmell
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Get rid of your doubts. Yesterday is dead. Past mistakes are like smoke in the breeze. ~ David Gemmell
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I was a man before I was a king, and no true man walks away when a friend needs him. ~ David Gemmell
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[H]e who fears to lose will never win. ~ David Gemmell
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For each man there are different perspectives, but at the core they are the same. Never violate a woman, nor harm a child. Do not lie, cheat or steal. These things are for lesser men. Protect the weak against the evil strong. And never allow thoughts of gain to lead you into pursuit of evil. ~ David Gemmell
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When healers yearn to kill then hope begins to die ... Evil cannot be overcome by evil. ~ David Gemmell
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Blood always aids blood, my friend. ~ David Gemmell
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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
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An emptiness rules at its core, a rottenness, a silence when one of you retires to bed without saying good night, when you eat together without conversation, when the phone's passed wordlessly to the other. An emptiness when every night you lie in the double bed, restlessly awake, astounded at how closely hate can nudge against love, can wind around it sinuously like a cat. An emptiness when you realize that the loneliest you've ever been is within a marriage, as a wife. ~ Nikki Gemmell
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Never be glad that another man has died. Not ever . [ ... ] It never ends. Never ... ever ... be glad to kill. ~ David Gemmell
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Foolish: It's all foolish. Life is a farce a stupid, sickening farce played out by fools. ~ David Gemmell
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