242 Quotes by David Gemmell

A man should not risk his life for beauty alone, Kiall, for that fades. You might as well risk it for a rose. Think on it.

Man 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.

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.

I underestimated you, woman." ... "The cry of men down the ages.

A warrior feeds his body well; he trains it; works on it. Where he lacks knowledge, he studies. But above all he must believe. He must believe in his strength of will, of purpose, of heart and soul.

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

Do not speak badly of yourself, for the warrior that is inside you hears your words and is lessened by them.

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

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