Quotes by David Gemmell

About David Gemmell:

David Andrew Gemmell was a bestselling British author of heroic fantasy. A former journalist and newspaper editor, Gemmell had his first work of fiction published in 1984. He went on to write over thirty novels. Best known for his debut, Legend, Gemmell's works display violence, yet also explore themes of honour, loyalty and redemption. With over one million copies sold, his work continues to sell worldwide.
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When I see Kaede nod her head in Tess's direction, I rise up from my crouch. This trot's going to choose Tess. Oh, no. Not while I'm watching. Not if Kaede wants to live.

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Then I realize from the hollow sound of her gun's click that her gun isn't loaded. Apparently she just wants to slap me around with it.

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He looks like an angel, if a broken one.

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At this moment, all I'm thinking about is what I'd give up for the chance to kiss her or to run my fingers through her dark hair.

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I will hunt you down. I will scour the streets of Los Angeles for you. Search every street in the Republic if I have to. I will trick you and deceive you, lie, cheat and steal to find you, tempt you out of your hiding place, and chase you until you h...

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I find myself pausing to admire her face. For a brief moment, I'm lost to my surroundings.

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He returns my smile. His teeth are beautiful, the loveliest I've seen so far on these streets.

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I ALMOST KISSED THE GIRL LAST NIGHT.

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But every now and then, when I steal a glance at the Girl, or feel her eyes on me, I helplessly drift back to thinking about her.

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I'm supposed to hate you for what you did, I think. But her eyes linger on me in a way that refuses to let me.

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June," Day murmurs. I feel a strange warmth at the sound of my name on his lips.

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In the mirror, I look the same. But I am a different person inside.I am a prodigy who knows the truth. I know exactly what I'm going to do.

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A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.

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I don't know if anyone's ever told you this", he begins. He doesn't blush, and his eyes don't dart away. Instead I find myself staring into a pair of oceans - one perfect, the other blemished by that tiny ripple. "You're very attractive." I've been c...

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Forever and ever, kid, until you're sick and tired of seeing me.

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Why now? Why not? Live or die, a man and a woman need love. There is a need in the race. We need to share. To belong. Perhaps you will die before the year is out. But remember this: to have may be taken from you, to have had never. Far better to have...

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In any broth, the scum [politicians] always rises to the top.

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It's strange being here with you. I hardly know you. But...sometimes it feels like we're the same person born into two different worlds.

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War. Such a little word, such a depth of agony. Blood, death, conquest, starvation, plague, and horror.

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Our souls are but leaves in a storm, and only the gods know where we will come to rest.

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No man should ever completely realize his dreams. What else would there then be to live for?

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Author Bio

  • NameDavid Gemmell
  • DescriptionBritish author of heroic fantasy
  • AliasesDavid Andrew Gemmell; Ross Harding
  • BornAugust 1, 1948
  • DiedJuly 28, 2006
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionWriter