All David Gemmell Quotes
- The purpose of debates is to explore issues, not end them. Debate
- Nothing of real worth can ever be bought. Love, friendship, honour, valour, respect. All these things have to be earned. All
- We are tiny flames, Helikaon, and we flicker alone in the great dark for no more than a heartbeat. When we strive for wealth, glory… Alone
- I may be stupid, as you say, to believe in honour and friendship and loyalty without price. But these are virtues to be cherished, for… Beast
- Love is a mystery. We embrace it where we can. Mostly we do not choose whom we love. It just happens. A voice speaks to… Beauty
- There is a darkness in you. In all of us, probably. Beasts we keep chained. Ordinary men have to keep the chains strong, for if… All
- Trust your instincts, and make judgements on what your heart tells you. The heart will not betray you. Betray
- I was a man before I was a king, and no true man walks away when a friend needs him. Friend
- Hate is the father of all evil. All
- She was his north star, the fixed point round which his world turned. For as long as his heart beat, or hers, he believed they… Always Share
- May all your dreams but one come true, for what is life without a dream? All
- By nature of definition only the coward is capable of the highest heroism Capable
- Life is not so simple. There are many futures. The life of a single person is like a great tree: every branch, every twig, every… Branch
- The truth. Men will blind themselves with hot irons, rather than face it. Blind
- Men don't change. They just learn to disguise the lack of change. Change
- Love is both wondrous and yet full of peril. Love is a gateway through which hatred - disguised and unrecognized - can pass. Both
- Heroes are people who face down their fears. It is that simple. A child afraid of the dark who one day blows out the candle;… Afraid
- There's no shame in fear. But understand this - the coward is ruled by fear, while the hero rides it like a wild stallion. Coward
- Do not complain of life's unfairness. It is never fair - at best it is impartial. Best
- I caught a pebble in the moonlight. Caught