Man is capable of greatness, love, nobility, compassion. Yet never forget that his capacity for evil is infinite. It is a sad truth, boy, that if you sit now and think of the worst tortures that could ever be inflicted… — 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
“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… — 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 Image
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 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
When healers yearn to kill then hope begins to die ... Evil cannot be overcome by evil. — 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 magick. The… — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 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 explain. — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
If you look at any ancient civilization, they've all used fantasy stories to train the young. — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
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