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1948–2006 England
David Andrew Gemmell (1 August 1948 – 28 July 2006) was a bestselling British author of heroic fantasy. A former journalist and newspaper editor, Gemmell had his first work of fiction published in 1984.
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"I don't understand how any man would wish to pursue such a away of life.Causing pain, being hurt, risking death — and for what? so that a crowd of fat-bellied merchants can see blood flow."
Life is sad enough, Magir. Laughter is a thing to be treasured.
Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone fails at something.
It never ceases to surprise me how few friends the doomed have. One moment they are surrounded by smiling faces, the next they are utterly friendless.
Your face may be gone, but you know who you are.
Each man has a breaking point, no matter how strong his spirit. Somewhere, deep inside him, there is a flaw that only the fickle cruelty of fate can find.
We like to think of life as a constant ... Yet it can be ended in a heartbeat."
A man's strength is ultimately born of his knowledge of his own weakness ...
The onset of fear makes the simplest actions complex and difficult.
"I underestimated you, woman." ... "The cry of men down the ages."
We sit here safe, within a circle of swords held by other men.
None of us can choose the manner of our passing.
Men! What do they know? They never grow up.
A fighting force is like a sword-blade. You can't test it until it has passed through fire.
Your men are brave men, And you have won. I can live with that, Earl of Bronze — a poor man would I be if I could not.
Hold on to your dreams, Kiall. They are more important than you realise.
Nothing in life is sure, my son. Except the promise of death.
But how do you think we hold the world at peace? I'll tell you, Sieben. Men like me travel to places like this, and we're fed those horse-turd cakes of yours.
The very odd thing about sagas [...] is that they very rarely mention dry mouths and full bladders.
All men have talents. Some build, some paint, some write, some fight. For me it is different.
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