242 Quotes by David Gemmell

We study," said Serbitar. "And we train, and we plant flowers and raise horses. Our time is well occupied, I can assure you.""No wonder you want to go away and die somewhere," said Rek with feeling.

Paunch? I've a curved spine. Anyway, It's relaxed muscle." He looked down. "All right, it's a paunch. A few more days of this and it will go.

Do not complain of life's unfairness. It is never fair - at best it is impartial.

Danger lies in the extreme. A man who is always cruel is evil, a man who is always compassionate will be taken advantage of. It is more a question of balance, or harmony, if you will.

Be lucky, Xander, and be brave. You will find that bravery and luck are often bedfellows.

Miracles are merely events that happen just when they are needed.

You have lived too long in the forest, Laitha; you do not understand the world. Men like to think they control it but this is nonsense. Women rule, as they always have. They tell a man he is god-like. The man believes them and is in their thrall. For without them to tell him, he becomes merely a man.

I've had enough of it already. Shining armour. Dawn parades. Forced marches. Midnight inspections. Penalties for sloppy salutes, uncombed crests, talking after lights out. The man's mad.

Men don't change. They just learn to disguise the lack of change.