“Do not complain of life's unfairness. It is never fair - at best it is impartial.”
― David Gemmell, quote from Lion of Macedon
“Life is not so simple. There are many futures. The life of a single person is like a great tree: every branch, every twig, every leaf is a possible future.”
― David Gemmell, quote from Lion of Macedon
“No man should ever completely realize his dreams. What else would there then be to live for?”
― David Gemmell, quote from Lion of Macedon
“Our souls are but leaves in a storm, and only the gods know where we will come to rest.”
― David Gemmell, quote from Lion of Macedon
“I carry the seeds of your hatred,' he shouted, hurling his words to the winds, 'and I know where
to plant them.'
Yes, he thought, Thebes is the right destination for the Lion of Macedon.”
― David Gemmell, quote from Lion of Macedon
“You are a Chosen Man. You are Parmenion, the Death of Nations. A hundred thousand souls will you
send to the dark river, screaming and wailing, lamenting their fate. It is right and just that you
should know your choices.”
― David Gemmell, quote from Lion of Macedon
“Who do you think you are?' Asiron asked, with a dry humourless laugh. 'I'll tell you who I am,' answered Parmenion, the words of Tamis echoing in his mind. 'I am Parmenion, the Death of Nations.”
― David Gemmell, quote from Lion of Macedon
“Most men just react to circumstances, but thinkers create the circumstances. If”
― David Gemmell, quote from Lion of Macedon
“grinned. ‘Xenophon taught me that victory is achieved by putting the thought of defeat into the heart of your enemy. To him goes the honour.”
― David Gemmell, quote from Lion of Macedon
“A man takes what the gods thrust upon him.”
― David Gemmell, quote from Lion of Macedon
“A servant brought them food and watered wine, and Parmenion sat and listened as Xenophon told of the March to the Sea and the evils that beset the Greeks. He outlined his strategies and his successes, but also talked of his failures and the reasons for them. The hours passed swiftly and Parmenion felt like a man dying of thirst who has found the Well of All Life. He”
― David Gemmell, quote from Lion of Macedon
David Gemmell
Born place: in London, England, The United Kingdom
Born date August 1, 1948
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“Never forget Yesu is King. Never forget your home is in another world. Never forget your father will be waiting to see you again.”
― Randy Alcorn, quote from Safely Home
“Ben narrowed his eyes. "You love that restaurant."
"So does Noah."
He shook his head impatiently. "No, I mean I thought you loved it too much to let it crumble."
Agatha stepped out from behind the desk to pace. "I don't think that will happen. Noah will return before it does. But. . ." She looked up and held Ben's gaze. "It's worth the risk."
Because she loved Noah. Oh, Ben doubted she'd ever admit it, she was such a crusty old witch, but it was there in her faded blue eyes, in the strain on her aristocratic face. Ben turned away from her to run a hand through his hair. Everything was suddenly more complicated.”
― Lori Foster, quote from Too Much Temptation
“Young man, until you know that all names are false you know nothing; not even the clothes on your body are what they seem to be.”
― Hermann Broch, quote from The Sleepwalkers
“Among the many things that religious tradition holds in store for us is a legacy of wonder. The surest way to suppress our ability to understand the meaning of God and the importance of worship is to take things for granted. Indifference to the sublime wonder of living is the root of sin.”
― Abraham Joshua Heschel, quote from God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of Judaism
“ISOLATION DOES STRANGE THINGS to a person’s mind. This is true for any social creature, human or otherwise. Monkeys taken from their mothers at birth, placed alone in stainless-steel chambers, and deprived of contact with other animals (“human and subhuman” alike, according to the researchers), develop irreversible mental illnesses. As one of the experts in this field, Harry Harlow, put it: “sufficiently severe and enduring social isolation reduces these animals to a social-emotional level in which the primary social responsiveness is fear.”
― Derrick Jensen, quote from A Language Older Than Words
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