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  1. David Gemmell _ Lord of the Silver Bow

    A great man once told me there can be no courage without fear," Helikaon said. "He was right. Remember that when your belly trembles and your legs grow weak.
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  2. David Gemmell _ Lord of the Silver Bow

    But war makes heroes. Herakles and Ormenion were warriors, and tey have been made immortal. Father Zeus turned them into stars in the night sky.Oniacus scowled. 'In a drunken rage Herakles clubbed his wife to death, and Ormenion sacrificed his youngest daughter in order that Poseidon might grant fair winds for his attack on Kretos.
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  3. David Gemmell _ Lord of the Silver Bow

    I know the difference between heroes and cowards. You are a hero. You believe me?' 'I don't feel like a hero,' Xander admitted. Odysseus tapped the cheekbone under his right eye. 'This eye is magical, Xander. It is never wrong. Now, I ask again, do you believe me?' 'Yes. Yes, of course.' 'Then tell me what you are.' 'I am a hero.' 'Good. When doubt comes, as it always does, remember those words. Say them to yourself. And I will see you again in the spring, if the gods will it.
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  4. David Gemmell _ Lord of the Silver Bow

    The truth is that every invention leads men to say: can I use it to kill, to main, to terrify?
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  5. David Gemmell _ Lord of the Silver Bow

    You can buy gold that is bright as the sun and diamonds as pale as the moon. But you cannot buy the sun. You cannot own the moon." II
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  6. David Gemmell _ Lord of the Silver Bow

    My happiness is not in the gift of others. I will be happy or I will not be happy. No man will supply it or deprive me of it.
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  7. David Gemmell _ Lord of the Silver Bow

    Be lucky, Xander, and be brave. You will find that bravery and luck are often bedfellows.
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  8. David Gemmell _ Lord of the Silver Bow

    War is the enemy of civilization. We cannot grow through war, Xander. It drags us down, filling our hearts with hatred and thoughts of revenge.
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  9. David Gemmell _ Lord of the Silver Bow

    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.
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  10. David Gemmell _ Lord of the Silver Bow

    Love requires a different kind of courage, Andromache.
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  11. David Gemmell _ Lord of the Silver Bow

    In every one of us is the total of all we have ever been, the sullen child, the arrogant youth, the suckling babe. Every fear endured in childhood is lodged somewhere in here.' He tapped his temple. 'And every act of heroism or cowardice, generosity or meanness of spirit.
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  12. David Gemmell _ Lord of the Silver Bow

    Never liked Kolanos. Was at a feast with him one time. Never heard him fart at all. Can't trust a man who doesn't fart at a feast.
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