“We are closest to life when we are vying with death”

—  David Gemmell, book The Swords of Night and Day

Source: Drenai series, The Swords of Night and Day, Ch. 11
Context: We are closest to life when we are vying with death... The blood runs hot, the air smells sweet, the sky becomes an unbearably beautiful blue. Battle is intoxicating. That is why the ghastly vileness of war has always been so popular.

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British author of heroic fantasy 1948–2006

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