David Gemmell
David Gemmell
David Andrew Gemmellwas a British author of heroic fantasy, best known for his debut, Legend. A former journalist and newspaper editor, Gemmell had his first work of fiction published in 1984. He went on to write over thirty novels. Gemmell's works display violence, yet also explore themes of honour, loyalty and redemption. There was always a strong heroic theme but nearly always the heroes were flawed in some way. With over one million copies sold, his work continues to sell...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth1 August 1948
[...] In real war an officer may have only one chance at succeeding. Consider each problem.
What is life if a man cannot count on his friends when he has gone mad?
Never be glad that another man has died. Not ever . [...] It never ends. Never ... ever ... be glad to kill.
We are full of dreams [...] We long for the unattainable. We believe in the nonsense of fables. There is no pure love; there is lust and there is need.
Steal a loaf of bread and they hang you, steal a land and they'll make you king.
A man cannot spend his life worrying about the unexpected.
We all have scars [...] Better by far for them to be worn on the outside.
Be at peace, my friend. One thing I have learnt about Death is that his bark is worse than his bite.
This world has few redeeming features, and one is the capacity for people to love one another with great, enduring passion.
We like to think of life as a constant ... Yet it can be ended in a heartbeat.
Life is nothing unless death has been faced down.
The very odd thing about sagas [...] is that they very rarely mention dry mouths and full bladders.
In any broth, the scum always rises to the top.
A man with wife and daughters has no place losing his temper.