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
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.
Some people are born ugly. It's not their fault, and I for one have never held it against a man that he is ugly. but others and I count myself among them are born with handsome features. That's a gift that should not be lightly taken away.
A man with wife and daughters has no place losing his temper.
Bow to nothing, son. I make mistakes as well as any man. If you think me wrong, be so good as to damn well say so.
You are getting too old for this." "A man is as old as he feels, woman!" "And how old do you feel?" "About ninety.
No need for confusion, my dear Mulgrave [...] Beautiful wine and sour vinegar come from exactly the same source. Curiously if one leaves a bottle of wine open for long enough it will become vinegar. Happily in this house wine never survives long enough to go bad.