“I am a stranger. You do not need to lie to me or pretend. Only with friends do you need masks.” NeedsLyingStrangerMaskLie To Me Author:David Gemmell
“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.” NeedsBelieveLongDreamPureLustNonsenseFablesPure LoveUnattainable Author:David Gemmell
“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.” IfsNeedsLongEnoughBeautifulHouseSourceWineDearConfusionBottlesSourVinegarBottles Of Wine Author:David Gemmell
“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 tasted love before dying, than to die alone.” MenNeedsYearsMayRememberDiesRaceTakenShareDyingWhy NotNeed LoveWhy Now Author:David Gemmell
“I was a man before I was a king, and no true man walks away when a friend needs him.” MenNeedsWalksKingsTrue Man Author:David Gemmell
“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.” MenNeedsHeartWarFacesFearBehindsAcceptingEnemyLandDutyWallOne DayCrossesTragedyGreenEach DayDreadEasternTrembling Author:David Gemmell
“Societies need heroes. So we travel to places where the revisionists cannot dismantle the great.” NeedsHero Author:David Gemmell
