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
The point is [...] that you never know whether you've lost until you've lost. Anything can happen.
If you look at any ancient civilization, they've all used fantasy stories to train the young.
Societies need heroes. So we travel to places where the revisionists cannot dismantle the great.
When healers yearn to kill then hope begins to die ... Evil cannot be overcome by evil.
No one can take away the freedom of a man's soul.
They dont understand what real treasure is. They see it in gold and copper, and tin. They see in herds of horses or cattle. They gather treasures to themselves, building great storehouses, which they guard ferociously. Then they die. What good is it then?
I am a stranger. You do not need to lie to me or pretend. Only with friends do you need masks..
Death haunts everyone and never fails.
What is life if a man cannot count on his friends when he has gone mad?
[...] In real war an officer may have only one chance at succeeding. Consider each problem.
Win or lose, we achieve nothing in the world that we understand [...]' 'But then the world does not matter.' 'Indeed it does not [...] It is good to understand that.
Never be glad that another man has died. Not ever . [...] It never ends. Never ... ever ... be glad to kill.
One day the enemy will cross the Great Green. They will bring war and tragedy to these eastern lands. Such is the nature of vile men. Yet we cannot live in dread of them. We cannot hide behind these high walls, our hearts trembling. For that is not life. We must accept the needs and the duties of each day, and face them one at a time.
This is the real magic of fantasy fiction: it can feed souls and change lives.