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.
David GemmellYou do not convince me. You rationalize your actions and because the result is favorable you become right.
David GemmellEvil lives in a pit. If you want to fight it – you must climb down in the slime to do so.
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