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
I think maybe it is better to believe than not to believe. But I couldn't tell you why. — 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
Fear is good, for it makes us cautious and aids survival. Not so with terror. It is like slow poison, paralyzing the… — 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
Bow to nothing, son. I make mistakes as well as any man. If you think me wrong, be so good as to… — 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
Man is capable of greatness, love, nobility, compassion. Yet never forget that his capacity for evil is infinite. It is a sad… — 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… — 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 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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