Gilles

“If a million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing”
― David Gemmell, The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend

“Are we allowed to go armed?" asked Pagan
"If you like," said Belder, "though I cannot see even you fighting your way through a thousand Sathuli!"
"I don't want to die without a weapon in my hand."
"Bravely spoken!" said Scaler. "I will take this apple. I don't want to die without a piece of fruit in my hand. Will you put a stop to this talk of dying? It's extremely unsettling!”
― David Gemmell, The King Beyond the Gate

“Yes, it would have been good, he thought, to spend quiet years with his family, waiting for his diseased heart to fail as he sat in his chair staring at the mountains. But this was better. This was life! Not the killing and the terrified screams of dying men suddenly facing the awesome spectre of their own mortality. No, but to face his fears as a man, to stand at the brink of the abyss and refuse to be cowed or beaten down.”
― David Gemmell, Sword in the Storm

“Do not think of tomorrow. Enjoy the now, for it is all any of us ever have.”
― David Gemmell, Ghost King