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Yours is a race whose imagination is limited to its own small appetites. Greed, lust, envy - these are the motivating forces of humankind. What redeems you is that in every man and woman there is a seed that can grow to encompass love, joy and compassion. But this seed is never allowed to prosper in fertile ground. It struggles for life among the rocks of your human soul.

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How many hopes and dreams are trapped within these bones? How many wonders lie never to be discovered? This is what war is. Desolation, despair and loss. There are no victors.

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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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One day the enemy will cross the Great Green. They will bring war and tragedy to these eastern lands. Such is the nature of vile men. Yet we cannot live in dread of them. We cannot hide behind these high walls, our hearts trembling. For that is not life. We must accept the needs and the duties of each day, and face them one at a time.

David Gemmell

David Gemmell

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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