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Foolish: It's all foolish. Life is a farce— a stupid, sickening farce played out by fools.
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Our souls are but leaves in a storm, and only the gods know where we will come to rest.
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Life is sad enough, Magir. Laughter is a thing to be treasured.
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There is a darkness in you. In all of us, probably. Beasts we keep chained. Ordinary men have to keep the chains strong, for if we let the beast loose then society will turn upon us with fiery vengeance. Kings though...well, who is there to turn upon them? So the chains are made of straw. It is the curse of kings, Helikaon, that they can become monsters. And they invariably do.
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All things in the world are created for man, yet all have two purposes. The waters run that we might drink of them, but they are also symbols of the futility of man. They reflect our lives in rushing beauty, birthed in the purity of the mountains. As babes they babble and run, gushing and growing as they mature into strong young rivers. Then they widen and slow until at least they meander, like old men, to join with the sea.
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... love is in the eyes, and one woman knows when another woman is in love.
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Self-preservation is a paramount desire in all of us. Good and evil are interchangeable. When the wolves pull down a fawn I don't doubt the doe would consider it an evil act. For the wolves it is a necessity, and they would see the arrival of fresh meat as good.
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'Love is for fools. It is a surging of blood in the loins... there is no mystery, and no magic. Find someone else, my boy.'
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"I am not going to kill a man because he won't let us rob him." "Then go back to your mother and send for a man who wants to win."
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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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A man makes mistakes, but he lives by them. Foolish it may be on occassion. But in the main it is the only way to live. We are what we say only so long as our words are iron.
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Some of you are probably thinking that you may panic and run. You will not! Others are worried about dying. Some of you will. But all men die. No one ever gets out of this life alive.
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I was on top of the mountain. But there was nothing there. Just clouds. And I found that you can't live on that mountain. But when it throws you off — oh, how you long for it! I would kill to climb it again. I would sell my soul. It is so stupid. [...] I took the standard. And now I can't even become a farmer again. The mountain won't let me.
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Only a fool loves war. Or a man who has never seen it. The trouble is that the survivors forget about the horrors and remember only the battle lust. They pass on that memory, and other men hunger for it.
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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...'
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We are not made for life at all, old horse. It is made for us. We live it. We leave it.
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A man with wife and daughters has no place losing his temper.
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Why now? Why not? Live or die, a man and a woman need love. There is a need in the race. We need to share. To belong. Perhaps you will die before the year is out. But remember this: to have may be taken from you, to have had never. Far better to have tasted love before dying, than to die alone.
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Not one of the creatures of blood can escape death. We all face it, and succumb to it. It follows us like a dark shadow. Yet if we live in terror of it, then we do not live at all. Yes we are born alone, and yes we will die alone. But in between, Tae, we live. We know joy.
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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.
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Well, who decides who as won or lost? It's not like Avondale any more. That was easy. We charged. They ran. We captured their cannon. Now, that was a victory. Now, we just charge each other, kill each other, and argue about who won.
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Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone fails at something.
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All things are possible,... Except the passing of regret.
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You may think life is sweet now, but when death is a heartbeat away then life becomes unbearably desirable. And when you survive, everything you do will be enhanced and filled with greater joy: the sunlight, the breeze, a good wine, a woman's lips, a child's laughter.
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Life is a struggle, from the agonies of birth to the railing against death. Devour or be devoured. The law of the wild.
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Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, a torch flung to the trees.
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David Gemmell
Born:
August 1, 1948
Died:
July 28, 2006
(aged 57)
Bio:
David Andrew Gemmell was a bestselling British author of heroic fantasy. Best known for his debut, Legend, Gemmell's works display violence, yet also explore themes of honour, loyalty and redemption.
Known for:
Drenai Series (1996)
Legend (1984)
Waylander (1986)
The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend (1993)
The King Beyond the Gate (1985)
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