242 Quotes by David Gemmell

A warrior...must believe in his strength of will, of purpose, of heart and soul.

All legends have a base in fact.

War. What was it about the prospect of some bloody enterprises that reduced men to the level of animals?

Hold on to your dreams, Kiall. They are more important than you realise.

A man cannot spend his life worrying about the unexpected.

You are getting too old for this." "A man is as old as he feels, woman!" "And how old do you feel?" "About ninety.

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.

Makes no sense to me,' said Huntsekker. 'You don't know who is at your door, but you know the thoughts of a man twenty miles away.' 'Life is a mystery,' said Powdermill, with a gold-toothed grin. 'It is that, right enough,' agreed Huntsekker.

Each man has a breaking point, no matter how strong his spirit. Somewhere, deep inside him, there is a flaw that only the fickle cruelty of fate can find.