“Evil will never be countered while good men do nothing.”
Source: Drenai series, Quest for Lost Heroes, Ch. 10
Quotes from book
Quest for Lost Heroes
Quest for Lost Heroes, published in 1990, is a novel by British fantasy writer David Gemmell. It is the fourth entry in the Drenai series. The story is set several decades after and makes several references to the events in Gemmell's earlier title, The King Beyond the Gate. It also provides a conclusion to the story of Tenaka Khan, one of the main protagonists of The King Beyond the Gate.
Source: Drenai series, Quest for Lost Heroes, Ch. 1
Source: Drenai series, Quest for Lost Heroes, Ch. 10
Source: Drenai series, Quest for Lost Heroes, Ch. 12
Source: Drenai series, Quest for Lost Heroes, Ch. 11
Source: Drenai series, Quest for Lost Heroes, Ch. 10
Source: Drenai series, Quest for Lost Heroes, Ch. 1
“Do not expect help.' 'One should always hope.' 'Then hope for a handsome savage with kindly ways.”
Source: Drenai series, Quest for Lost Heroes, Ch. 2
“Every man has his own reason for every deed. Usually it is selfish.”
Source: Drenai series, Quest for Lost Heroes, Ch. 10
Source: Drenai series, Quest for Lost Heroes, Ch. 3
“[…] 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, Quest for Lost Heroes, Ch. 2
Source: Drenai series, Quest for Lost Heroes, Ch. 4
Source: Drenai series, Quest for Lost Heroes, Ch. 11
Source: Drenai series, Quest for Lost Heroes, Ch. 2
“Hold on to your dreams, Kiall. They are more important than you realise.”
Source: Drenai series, Quest for Lost Heroes, Ch. 5
“A warrior has only one true friend: himself.”
So he feeds his body well; he trains it; works on it. Where he lacks skill, he practises. Where he lacks knowledge, he studies. But above all he must believe. He must believe in the strength of will, of purpose, of heart and soul.
Source: Drenai series, Quest for Lost Heroes, Ch. 3
“The gift of life is too great to waste”
Source: Drenai series, Quest for Lost Heroes, Ch. 1
Context: By my lights, my son, you are a young man. [... ] there should be love in your life. Am I at fault in my thinking?''Not at fault, Senior Brother. I loved once, and in truth I could love again. But the pain of loss was too much for me. I would rather live alone than suffer for it.''Then you are here to hide, Charreos, and it is not a good reason. The gift of life is too great to waste in such a fashion...
Source: Drenai series, Quest for Lost Heroes, Ch. 4
Context: Never let anger, or outrage, or fear affect you. That is easy advice to give, but hard to follow. Men will bait you, they will laugh at you, they will jeer. But it is just noise, Kiall. They will hurt the people you love. They will do anything to make you angry or emotional. But the only way you can make them suffer is to win. And to do that you must remain cool.
Source: Drenai series, Quest for Lost Heroes, Ch. 1
Context: Gentlemen, you are in sorry condition. But war will render you yet more sorry. The soldier will fight in mud and hail, snow and ice, drought and flood. It is rare that a warrior gets to fight in comfort.
