David Gemmell Citations
David Gemmell: Citations en anglais
“We sit here safe, within a circle of swords held by other men.”
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Drenai series, Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf
“None of us can choose the manner of our passing.”
Source: Drenai series, Legend, Pt 1: Against the Horde, Ch. 10
“No one can take away the freedom of a man's soul.”
Source: Drenai series, Legend, Pt 1: Against the Horde, Ch. 9
“We like to think of life as a constant … Yet it can be ended in a heartbeat.”
Source: Drenai series, The Swords of Night and Day, Ch. 14
“You are getting too old for this." "A man is as old as he feels, woman!" "And how old do you feel?”
"About ninety."
Source: Drenai series, The King Beyond the Gate, Ch. 15
“[…] In real war an officer may have only one chance at succeeding. Consider each problem.”
Source: Drenai series, Quest for Lost Heroes, Ch. 1
Source: Drenai series, The King Beyond the Gate, Ch. 21
“Foolish: It's all foolish. Life is a farce— a stupid, sickening farce played out by fools.”
Source: Drenai series, The King Beyond the Gate, Ch. 16
“This bow I held had killed many men, and it had power, dread power, in its ebony stock.”
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Drenai series, Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf
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Drenai series, Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf
Source: Drenai series, Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf, Ch. 6
“A man's strength is ultimately born of his knowledge of his own weakness …”
Source: Drenai series, Legend, Pt 1: Against the Horde, Ch. 7
“Death haunts everyone and never fails.”
Source: Drenai series, The King Beyond the Gate, Ch. 2
Source: Drenai series, Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf, Ch. 13
“"I underestimated you, woman."… "The cry of men down the ages."”
Source: Drenai series, The King Beyond the Gate, Ch. 15
Source: Drenai series, The Swords of Night and Day, Ch. 6
“Life is nothing unless death has been faced down.”
Source: Drenai series, Legend, Pt 1: Against the Horde, Ch. 18
“Most men mock what they can never aspire to.”
Source: Drenai series, Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf, Ch. 3
Source: Drenai series, Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf, Ch. 2
“We all have scars […] Better by far for them to be worn on the outside.”
Source: Drenai series, The King Beyond the Gate, Ch. 3
“A man cannot spend his life worrying about the unexpected.”
Source: Drenai series, Legend, Pt 1: Against the Horde, Ch. 7
“Men! What do they know? They never grow up.”
Source: Drenai series, The King Beyond the Gate, Ch. 22
