Life is not so simple. There are many futures. The life of a single person is like a great tree: every branch, every twig, every leaf is a possible future.
David GemmellLife is a struggle, from the agonies of birth to the railing against death. Devour or be devoured. The law of the wild.
David GemmellIf you look at any ancient civilization, they've all used fantasy stories to train the young.
David GemmellMan is capable of greatness, love, nobility, compassion. Yet never forget that his capacity for evil is infinite. It is a sad truth, boy, that if you sit now and think of the worst tortures that could ever be inflicted on another human being, they will already have been practiced somewhere. If there is one sound that follows the march of humanity, it is the scream.
David Gemmell