David Gemmell Quotes - Page 3

Quotes about:

• I think that for the coward every day carries a kind of death.

  David Gemmell

  Thinking, Coward, Kind

  "Stormrider". Book by David Gemmell, ch. 4, 2002.

  4 Copy quote

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

  David Gemmell

  Believe, Heart, Warrior

  14 Copy quote

• Too many people go through life without pausing to enjoy what they have.

  David Gemmell

  People, Pausing, Enjoy

  "The King Beyond the Gate". Book by David Gemmell, Ch. 2, 1985.

  6 Copy quote

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

  David Gemmell

  Men, Don't Change, Disguise

  David Gemmell (2009). “Dark Moon”, p.112, Random House

  9 Copy quote

• It's a funny thing about weaknesses....Most people will tell you they know their weaknesses. When asked, they'll tell you, 'Well for one thing, I'm overgenerous.' ... that's what innkeepers are for.

  David Gemmell

  Funny Things, People, Weakness

  "Legend, Pt 1: Against the Horde". Book by David Gemmell, Ch. 1, 1984.

  9 Copy quote

• There is evil in all of us, and it is the mark of a man how he defies the evil within.

  David Gemmell

  Men, Evil Within, Evil

  8 Copy quote

• We are full of dreams [...] We long for the unattainable. We believe in the nonsense of fables. There is no pure love; there is lust and there is need.

  David Gemmell

  Dream, Believe, Long

  "Quest for Lost Heroes". Book by David Gemmell, Ch. 12, 1990.

  7 Copy quote

• It is easier with strangers, for they touch your life but for an instant. You will not disappoint them, for you owe them nothing; neither do they expect anything. Friends you can hurt, for they expect everything.

  David Gemmell

  Hurt, Stranger, Easier

  David Gemmell (2011). “The King Beyond The Gate”, p.20, Hachette UK

  7 Copy quote

• We like to think of life as a constant ... Yet it can be ended in a heartbeat.

  David Gemmell

  Thinking, Heartbeat, Constant

  David Gemmell (2010). “The Swords Of Night And Day”, p.385, Random House

  4 Copy quote

• 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.

  David Gemmell

  Strong, Fate, Men

  "Legend, Pt 1: Against the Horde". Book by David Gemmell, Ch. 7, 1984.

  4 Copy quote

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

  David Gemmell

  Night, Capacity, Terror

  7 Copy quote

• Love is both wondrous and yet full of peril. Love is a gateway through which hatred - disguised and unrecognized - can pass.

  David Gemmell

  Love Is, Hatred, Gateways

  David Gemmell (2009). “Dark Moon”, p.181, Random House

  7 Copy quote

• Old age is not as honorable as death, but most people seek it.

  David Gemmell

  Native American, People, Age

  57 Copy quote

• If we are still discussing its merits tomorrow, I will agree with you," said Diagoras. "Cheer up, laddie. Nobody lives forever." "Oh I expect you will, Druss, Old Horse. It's the mortals around you who always seem to kiss the granite.

  David Gemmell

  Horse, Cheer, Kissing

  7 Copy quote

• It is hard to be angry when one has seen the sun rise,' she said. It seems to be true,' he admitted. 'I wonder why.' Because it makes one feel so small and insignificant. It has been rising forever and will rise forever no matter what we do or do not do. All our problems are as nothing to the sun.

  David Gemmell

  Forever, Rising, Matter

  7 Copy quote

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

  David Gemmell

  Dream, Important, Realising

  "Quest for Lost Heroes". Book by David Gemmell, Ch. 5, 1990.

  4 Copy quote

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

  David Gemmell

  War, Animal, Men

  "Against the Horde". Book by David Gemmell, Ch.1, May 1, 1988.

  4 Copy quote

• 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.

  David Gemmell

  Men, Thinking, Rose

  David Gemmell (2011). “Quest For Lost Heroes”, p.64, Hachette UK

  4 Copy quote

• The truth. Men will blind themselves with hot irons, rather than face it.

  David Gemmell

  Men, Iron, Hot

  4 Copy quote

• What will you do now?' I think I will become a monk and devote my entire life to prayer and good works.' No,' said Rek. 'I mean, what will you do today?' Ah! Today I'll get drunk and go whoring,' said Bowman.

  David Gemmell

  Prayer, Mean, Thinking

  4 Copy quote

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

  David Gemmell

  Miracle, Events, Needed

  7 Copy quote

• I was a man before I was a king, and no true man walks away when a friend needs him.

  David Gemmell

  Kings, Men, Needs

  7 Copy quote

• The nature of a coward is to avoid death. If such a man courts peril there can be only two reasons. Either he is not a coward at all or there is no danger.

  David Gemmell

  Men, Two, Coward

  "Stormrider". Book by David Gemmell, ch. 4, 2002.

  5 Copy quote

• Hate is the father of all evil.

  David Gemmell

  Father, Hate, Evil

  Stella Gemmell, David Gemmell (2009). “Troy: Fall Of Kings”, p.168, Random House

  4 Copy quote

• They dont understand what real treasure is. They see it in gold and copper, and tin. They see in herds of horses or cattle. They gather treasures to themselves, building great storehouses, which they guard ferociously. Then they die. What good is it then?

  David Gemmell

  Horse, Real, Gold

  David Gemmell (2005). “Lord of the Silver Bow”, Bantam Press

  7 Copy quote

Page 3 of 6

First

← Prev

1

2

3

4

5

6

Next →

• facebook
• twitter
• googleplus
• email
• linkedin