“I am a stranger. You do not need to lie to me or pretend. Only with friends do you need masks.”

— David Gemmell , book The King Beyond the Gate

Source: Drenai series, The King Beyond the Gate, Ch. 2

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British author of heroic fantasy 1948–2006

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