Foolish: It's all foolish. Life is a farce a stupid, sickening farce played out by fools. — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
What is life if a man cannot count on his friends when he has gone mad? — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
... Life can be savored only if you look to the future and leave vengeance to the gods — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
May all your dreams but one come true, for what is life without a dream? — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
We like to think of life as a constant ... Yet it can be ended in a heartbeat. — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
Life is not so simple. There are many futures. The life of a single person is like a great tree: every branch,… — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I don't know yet whether I fully believe in fate, but certain things do happen in a man's life that he cannot… — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
A man should not risk his life for beauty alone, Kiall, for that fades. You might as well risk it for a… — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
“We cannot hide behind high walls, our hearts trembling. For that is not life. We must accept the needs and the duties… — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
“No man should ever completely realize his dreams. What else would there then be to live for?” — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
Life is a struggle, from the agonies of birth to the railing against death. Devour or be devoured. The law of the… — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
“I have found in my life, Rek, that there are a few actions which are unforgivable. And certainly there are no words… — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
It is easier with strangers, for they touch your life but for an instant. You will not disappoint them, for you owe… — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
True. The one certainty about riding, Braygan, is that - at some time - you will fall off. It is a fact.… — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
Makes no sense to me,' said Huntsekker. 'You don't know who is at your door, but you know the thoughts of a… — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
What will you do now?' I think I will become a monk and devote my entire life to prayer and good works.'… — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
I have discovered in my long life that there are many words and phrases which have more power than any spell of… — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
“Today I could like anybody," said Rek, smiling. "The sky is clear, the wind is fresh, and life tastes very fine. What… — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
“A man needs many things in his life to make it bearable. A good woman. Sons and daughters. Comradeship. Warmth. Food and… — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
“And what is a man? He is someone who rises when life has knocked him down. He is someone who raises his… — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
“I shall die soon ... Here at this Dros. And what will I have achieved in my life? I have no sons… — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
Do not complain of life's unfairness. It is never fair - at best it is impartial. — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
Too many people go through life without pausing to enjoy what they have. — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
You may think life is sweet now, but when death is a heartbeat away then life becomes unbearably desirable. And when you… — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
Do not complain of life's unfairness. It is never fair - at best it is impartial. — David Gemmell Copy Share
“It seems to me, that you people spend a great deal of time talking about honour, but strip away the high sounding words and… — David Gemmell Copy Share
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… — David Gemmell Copy Share
I may be stupid, as you say, to believe in honour and friendship and loyalty without price. But these are virtues to be cherished,… — David Gemmell Copy Share
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 Copy Share
When healers yearn to kill then hope begins to die ... Evil cannot be overcome by evil. — David Gemmell Copy Share
I have discovered in my long life that there are many words and phrases which have more power than any spell of magick. The… — David Gemmell Copy Share
“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… — David Gemmell Copy Share
We are full of dreams [...] We long for the unattainable. We believe in the nonsense of fables. There is no pure love; there… — David Gemmell Copy Share
It is easier with strangers, for they touch your life but for an instant. You will not disappoint them, for you owe them nothing;… — David Gemmell Copy Share
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 Copy Share
If you look at any ancient civilization, they've all used fantasy stories to train the young. — David Gemmell Copy Share
All men have talents. Some build, some paint, some write, some fight. For me it is different. — David Gemmell Copy Share
“Never violate a woman, nor harm a child. Do not lie, cheat or steal. These things are for lesser men. Protect the weak against… — David Gemmell Copy Share
“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 Copy Share
