David Gemmell Quotes

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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…
• I make little distinction betwee those who commit evil and those who stand by and do nothing.
• Heroes are people who face down their fears. It is that simple.
• You know how it is. Boy meets girl, girl wants boy dead. An everyday story, really.
• Our souls are but leaves in a storm, and only the gods know where we will come to rest.
• This is the real magic of fantasy fiction: it can feed souls and change lives.
• Yours is a race whose imagination is limited to its own small appetites. Greed, lust, envy - these are the motivating forces of humankind. What…
• Many fantasy novels - 'Lord of the Rings', for instance, or 'Lavondyss' by Robert Holdstock - are beautifully written. Geoff Ryman's 'The Child Garden' is…
• One day the enemy will cross the Great Green. They will bring war and tragedy to these eastern lands. Such is the nature of vile…
• Our modern world, though infinitely more complex than that of ancient Greece, is also far more superficial. Where the Greeks offered simple psychological training, we…
• If you look at any ancient civilization, they've all used fantasy stories to train the young.
• Societies need heroes. So we travel to places where the revisionists cannot dismantle the great.
• Some people have a gift for stupidity, an almost mystic ability to withstand any form of logic.
• Do not speak badly of yourself, for the warrior that is inside you hears your words and is lessened by them.
• An enemy is like a man's most prized flower. It brings him joy to see it buried in the ground.
• How many hopes and dreams are trapped within these bones? How many wonders lie never to be discovered? This is what war is. Desolation, despair…
• Life is a struggle, from the agonies of birth to the railing against death. Devour or be devoured. The law of the wild.
• They dont understand what real treasure is. They see it in gold and copper, and tin. They see in herds of horses or cattle. They…
• Warriors fear surrender. They are proud and defiant. They will fight to the death for what they believe in. They will struggle to conquer. Love…
• We make choices everyday, some of them good, some of them bad. And - if we are strong enough - we live with the consequences.

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