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

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  Laughter, Life Is, Enough

  David Gemmell (2011). “The King Beyond The Gate”, p.216, Hachette UK

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

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  Savages, Handsome, Way

  "Quest for Lost Heroes". Book by David Gemmell, Ch. 2, 1990.

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• Your men are brave men, And you have won. I can live with that, Earl of Bronze a poor man would I be if I could not.

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  Men, Brave, Poor

  "Legend". Book by David Gemmell, pt 1: Against the Horde, ch. 31, 1988.

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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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  Taken, Men, Years

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• One hundred only, Lord Earl. But judge us not by our number. Rather, watch the numbers of dead we leave behind.

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  Numbers, Judging, Watches

  David Gemmell (2011). “The King Beyond The Gate”, p.163, Hachette UK

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

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  Men, Soul

  David Gemmell (2011). “Legend”, p.65, Hachette UK

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• Bow to nothing, son. I make mistakes as well as any man. If you think me wrong, be so good as to damn well say so.

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  Mistake, Son, Men

  David Gemmell (2011). “Legend”, p.81, Hachette UK

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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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  Dream, War, Lying

  David Gemmell (2009). “Dark Moon”, p.182, Random House

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• But men don't come in just two groups, one of gold and the other of lead. They are a mix of both." "And what about women?" "Pure gold, my girl," Rayvan answered with a chuckle.

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  Girl, Men, Two

  "The King Beyond the Gate". Book by David Gemmell, Ch. 22, 1985.

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• Evil lives in a pit. If you want to fight it – you must climb down in the slime to do so.

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  Fighting, Evil, Want

  "The King Beyond The Gate".

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• All things are possible, ... Except the passing of regret.

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  Regret, Passing, Passings

  "The King Beyond the Gate". Book by David Gemmell, Ch. 20, 1985.

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• love is in the eyes, and one woman knows when another woman is in love.

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  Eye, Love Is, One Woman

  David Gemmell (2011). “The King Beyond The Gate”, p.211, Hachette UK

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• All legends have a base in fact.

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  Legends, Facts

  "The Swords of Night and Day". Book by David Gemmell, Ch. 14, 2004.

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• The very odd thing about sagas ... is that they very rarely mention dry mouths and full bladders.

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  Odd Things, Dry, Mouths

  "Against the Horde". Book by David Gemmell, Ch. 22, May 1, 1988.

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• A man cannot spend his life worrying about the unexpected.

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  Men, Worry, Unexpected

  "Legend, Pt 1: Against the Horde". Book by David Gemmell, Ch. 7, May 1, 1988.

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• I would have offered you a forest of truth, but you wish to speak of a single leaf

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  Wish, Forests, Speak

  David Gemmell (2005). “Lord of the Silver Bow”, Bantam Press

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• When your life has been spent in one war after another for forty-five years, you have to be pretty handy to survive.

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  War, Years, Handy

  "Legend, Pt 1: Against the Horde". Book by David Gemmell, Ch. 7, 1984.

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• No matter how impossible this war, I shall fight to win. Whatever I have to do, I will do.

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  War, Fighting, Winning

  "The King Beyond the Gate". Book by David Gemmell, Ch. 8, 1985.

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• Liberty is only valued when it is threatened, therefore it is the threat that highlights the value. We should be grateful to the Nadir, since they heighten the value of our liberty.

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  Grateful, Liberty, Nadir

  "Legend, Pt 1: Against the Horde". Book by David Gemmell, Ch. 9, May 1, 1988.

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• I am not going to talk about patriotism, duty, liberty, and the defense of freedom because that's all dung to a soldier.

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  Soldier, Liberty, Defense

  "Legend, Pt 1: Against the Horde". Book by David Gemmell, Ch. 12, 1984.

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• You do not convince me. You rationalize your actions and because the result is favorable you become right.

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  Action, Results, Convince

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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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  Struggle, Law, Agony

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• A man can overcome his background, even as he can overcome a skilled opponent.

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  Men, Overcoming, Opponents

  "The King Beyond the Gate". Book by David Gemmell, Ch. 13, 1985.

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

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  Issues, Purpose, Debate

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• In real war an officer may have only one chance at succeeding. Consider each problem.

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  Real, War, May

  "Quest for Lost Heroes". Book by David Gemmell, "Drenai series", Ch. 1, 1990.

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