Truth Quote by David Gemmell

““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

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Do not complain of life's unfairness. It is never fair - at best it is impartial.

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When healers yearn to kill then hope begins to die ... Evil cannot be overcome by evil.

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I have discovered in my long life that there are many words and phrases which have more power than any spell of magick. The…

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“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…

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We are full of dreams [...] We long for the unattainable. We believe in the nonsense of fables. There is no pure love; there…

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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.

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If you look at any ancient civilization, they've all used fantasy stories to train the young.

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