Death haunts everyone and never fails. David Gemmell More Quotes by David Gemmell More Quotes From David Gemmell 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 What is your name?" Why?" So I can mark your grave. David Gemmell graves mark names 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 fate strong men We like to think of life as a constant ... Yet it can be ended in a heartbeat. David Gemmell heartbeat constant thinking In any broth, the scum always rises to the top. David Gemmell scum Life is not so simple. There are many futures. The life of a single person is like a great tree: every branch, every twig, every leaf is a possible future. David Gemmell branches simple tree The truth. Men will blind themselves with hot irons, rather than face it. David Gemmell iron hot men Never be glad that another man has died. Not ever. [...] It never ends. Never... ever... be glad to kill. David Gemmell ends glad men Societies need heroes. So we travel to places where the revisionists cannot dismantle the great. David Gemmell hero needs An enemy is like a man's most prized flower. It brings him joy to see it buried in the ground. David Gemmell flower joy men In real war an officer may have only one chance at succeeding. Consider each problem. David Gemmell real may war How many hopes and dreams are trapped within these bones? How many wonders lie never to be discovered? This is what war is. Desolation, despair and loss. There are no victors. David Gemmell dream war lying Life is a struggle, from the agonies of birth to the railing against death. Devour or be devoured. The law of the wild. David Gemmell agony struggle law When healers yearn to kill then hope begins to die ... Evil cannot be overcome by evil. David Gemmell healer overcoming evil No one can take away the freedom of a man's soul. David Gemmell soul men One day the enemy will cross the Great Green. They will bring war and tragedy to these eastern lands. Such is the nature of vile men. Yet we cannot live in dread of them. We cannot hide behind these high walls, our hearts trembling. For that is not life. We must accept the needs and the duties of each day, and face them one at a time. David Gemmell wall fear war This is the real magic of fantasy fiction: it can feed souls and change lives. David Gemmell life-changing real soul ... Life can be savored only if you look to the future and leave vengeance to the gods David Gemmell looking-to-the-future vengeance looks You know how it is. Boy meets girl, girl wants boy dead. An everyday story, really. David Gemmell everyday girl boys 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. David Gemmell mistake men son