David Gemmell Quotes - Page 3

A warrior...must believe in his strength of will, of purpose, of heart and soul.

Men don't change. They just learn to disguise the lack of change.

It's a funny thing about weaknesses....Most people will tell you they know their weaknesses. When asked, they'll tell you, 'Well for one thing, I'm overgenerous.' ... that's what innkeepers are for.

There is evil in all of us, and it is the mark of a man how he defies the evil within.

Too many people go through life without pausing to enjoy what they have.

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

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.

We like to think of life as a constant ... Yet it can be ended in a heartbeat.

There are times, Sember, when I could believe your mother had a secret lover. Looking at you makes me wonder if it was one of my goats.

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.

The night has a capacity for terror that the day can never match.

Love is both wondrous and yet full of peril. Love is a gateway through which hatred - disguised and unrecognized - can pass.

Old age is not as honorable as death, but most people seek it.

If we are still discussing its merits tomorrow, I will agree with you," said Diagoras. "Cheer up, laddie. Nobody lives forever." "Oh I expect you will, Druss, Old Horse. It's the mortals around you who always seem to kiss the granite.

It is hard to be angry when one has seen the sun rise,' she said. It seems to be true,' he admitted. 'I wonder why.' Because it makes one feel so small and insignificant. It has been rising forever and will rise forever no matter what we do or do not do. All our problems are as nothing to the sun.

War. What was it about the prospect of some bloody enterprises that reduced men to the level of animals?

A man should not risk his life for beauty alone, Kiall, for that fades. You might as well risk it for a rose. Think on it.

The truth. Men will blind themselves with hot irons, rather than face it.

Miracles are merely events that happen just when they are needed.

I was a man before I was a king, and no true man walks away when a friend needs him.

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.

Hate is the father of all evil.

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?

In any broth, the scum always rises to the top.

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