Being truthful Quote by David Gemmell

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

— David Gemmell

“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

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

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

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

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

— David Gemmell

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

“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

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

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

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

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

— David Gemmell