Top 40 Best David Gemmell Quotes

#1. The purpose of debates is to explore issues, not end them.

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#2. My point is there will always be vile men, just as there will always be men of kindness and compassion ... This world is a troubled, savage, place. It would, however, even be more ghastly if only evil men took time to master weapons. - Waylander from the book Hero in the Shadows by David Gemmell

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

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#4. The nature of a coward is to avoid death. If such a man courts peril there can be only two reasons. Either he is not a coward at all or there is no danger.

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#5. Fear is good, for it makes us cautious and aids survival. Not so with terror. It is like slow poison, paralyzing the limbs and blurring the mind ... Never, when in danger, ask yourself, What will they do to me? Instead think, What can I do to prevent them?

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#6. I think that for the coward every day carries a kind of death.

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#7. Boy," said Druss, his eyes cold, "think well about this venture. For make no mistake, you cannot
stand before me and live. No man ever has." The words were spoken softly, yet no one disbelieved the
old man.

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#8. In my experience all women deserve someone better.

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#9. War.
Such a little word, such a depth of agony. Blood, death, conquest, starvation, plague, and horror.

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#10. I remember an old teacher of mine once saying that behind every dark cloud the sun was just waiting to boil you to death.

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#11. Would ride into fire. For Odysseus that whip was pride.

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#12. Life is sad enough, Magir. Laughter is a thing to be treasured.

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#13. It would be a fine thing if war could be conducted as a game where no lives were lost. At the end of a battle combatants could meet [ ... ] and drink and talk.

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#14. Less of a Galahad than a Lancelot, thought Archer. A flawed knight in a flawed world, unstable yet unyielding.

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#15. Do not speak badly of yourself, for the warrior that is inside you hears your words and is lessened by them.

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#16. Our lives are spent sailing in the mist, hoping for a burst of sunlight that can make sense of who we are.

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#17. Win or lose, we achieve nothing in the world that we understand [ ... ]' 'But then the world does not matter.' 'Indeed it does not [ ... ] It is good to understand that.

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#18. Risks? I have lived with the prospect of assassination for years. What risks? All men die, rich and poor alike. But if I am to die, then let it be while I fight, not like some bullock in a pen waiting for the ax to fall.

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#19. 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 us, in ways the ears cannot hear. We recognize a beauty the eye does not see. We experience a change in our hearts that no voice can describe.

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

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#21. No one can take away the freedom of a man's soul.

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#22. Never be glad that another man has died. Not ever . [ ... ] It never ends. Never ... ever ... be glad to kill.

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#23. We are what we are my boy and wolves is what we are

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#24. They dont understand what real treasure is. They see it in gold and copper, and tin. They see in herds of horses or cattle. They gather treasures to themselves, building great storehouses, which they guard ferociously. Then they die. What good is it then?

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#25. 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 miles away.' 'Life is a mystery,' said Powdermill, with a gold-toothed grin. 'It is that, right enough,' agreed Huntsekker.

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#26. Life without heroic deed is no life at all.

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#27. A man must know his limitations.

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#28. [ ... ] In real war an officer may have only one chance at succeeding. Consider each problem.

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#29. Life can be savored only if you look to the future and leave vengeance to the gods

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#30. I am a stranger. You do not need to lie to me or pretend. Only with friends do you need masks

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#31. We make choices everyday, some of them good, some of them bad. And - if we are strong enough - we live with the consequences.

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#32. It is easier with strangers, for they touch your life but for an instant. You will not disappoint them, for you owe them nothing; neither do they expect anything. Friends you can hurt, for they expect everything.

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#33. I've read everything that Isaac Asimov ever wrote, for a start. I'm massively into my fantasy genre, anything by R.A. Salvatore or David Gemmell. I've read every single book those writers have written.

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#34. We all have scars [ ... ] Better by far for them to be worn on the outside.

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#35. It is a merchant's nature to quibble over coins. It is how we become rich and buy satin shirts. The problems of who governs this area is one for another day.

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#36. There's no shame in fear. But understand this - the coward is ruled by fear, while the hero rides it like a wild stallion.

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#37. I don't give a damn, laddie. Until the actual moment, when they cut me down, I shall still be looking to win. And the gods of war are fickle at best.

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#38. Plan for the worst, expect the best.

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#39. 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 ...

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#40. We all of us carry the seed of evil in our hearts and souls," she told him. "Even the purest, even the most holy. It is part of the human condition, born into us. We cannot root it out. All we can do - at best - is prevent it from germinating.

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