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'Why must I have the Piglet?' 'Because you are the best.' 'I do not understand.' 'Teach him.' 'And who teaches me?' ' As an officer, my lord, you will have many men under your command and not all will be gifted. You must learn to use each man to his best advantage ...'

— David Gemmell

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This world has few redeeming features, and one is the capacity for people to love one another with great, enduring passion.

Evil will never be countered while good men do nothing.

Life is nothing unless death has been faced down.

The waters run that we might drink of them, but they are also symbols of the futility of man.

'Do not expect help.' 'One should always hope.' 'Then hope for a handsome savage with kindly ways.'

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