242 Quotes by David Gemmell

While men compete in war, there will be warriors. While there are warriors, there will be princes among warriors. Among the princes will be kings, and among the kings an emperor.

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

All men have talents. Some build, some paint, some write, some fight. For me it is different.

Why must I have the Piglet?' 'Because you are the best.' 'I do not understand.' 'Teach him.' 'And who teaches me?' ' As an officer, my lord, you will have many men under your command and not all will be gifted. You must learn to use each man to his best advantage ...

[H]e who fears to lose will never win.

The night has a capacity for terror that the day can never match.

There are times, Sember, when I could believe your mother had a secret lover. Looking at you makes me wonder if it was one of my goats.

A man should be free to do what he wants to do, as long as it doesn’t hurt others.

We make choices everyday, some of them good, some of them bad. And – if we are strong enough – we live with the consequences.