David Gemmell quotes - page 2

Life is sad enough, Magir. Laughter is a thing to be treasured. (David Gemmell)
I think that for the coward every day carries a kind of death. View quote
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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. View quote
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No one can take away the freedom of a man's soul. View quote
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One hundred only, Lord Earl. But judge us not by our number. Rather, watch the numbers of dead we leave behind. View quote
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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. View quote
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A man cannot spend his life worrying about the unexpected. View quote
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All legends have a base in fact. View quote
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The very odd thing about sagas ... is that they very rarely mention dry mouths and full bladders. View quote
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When your life has been spent in one war after another for forty-five years, you have to be pretty handy to survive. View quote
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No matter how impossible this war, I shall fight to win. Whatever I have to do, I will do. (David Gemmell)
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. View quote
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All men have talents. Some build, some paint, some write, some fight. For me it is different. View quote
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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. View quote
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None of us can choose the manner of our passing. View quote
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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. View quote
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Hold on to your dreams, Kiall. They are more important than you realise. View quote
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Evil will never be countered while good men do nothing. View quote
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Every man has his own reason for every deed. Usually it is selfish. View quote
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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? View quote
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A man with wife and daughters has no place losing his temper. (David Gemmell)
It is not hard to change when your biggest problem is whether the weeds prosper in a vegetable patch. View quote
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War. What was it about the prospect of some bloody enterprises that reduced men to the level of animals? View quote
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Death haunts everyone and never fails. View quote
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A man must know his limitations. View quote
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