The King Beyond the Gate (The Drenai Saga, #2) QUOTES

3 " Love was what mattered. Love of one for one. The touching of hands, the touching of hearts. The warmth of belonging, the joy of sharing. There would always be tyrants. Man seemed incapable of existing without them. For without tyrants there would be no heroes. And man could not live without heroes. Renya "

― David Gemmell , The King Beyond the Gate (The Drenai Saga, #2)

4 " All things in the world are created for Man, yet all have two purposes. The waters run that we might drink of them, but they are also symbols of the futility of Man. They reflect our lives in rushing beauty, birthed in the purity of the mountains. As babes they babble and run, gushing and growing as they mature into strong young rivers. Then they widen and slow until at last they meander, like old men, to join with the sea. And like the soles of men in the Nethervoid, they mix and mingle until the sun lifts them again as raindrops to fall upon the mountains. "

― David Gemmell , The King Beyond the Gate (The Drenai Saga, #2)

5 " Well,” said Decado, “the great Tertullian was once asked what he would do if he was attacked by a man stronger, faster, and infinitely more skillful than he.” “What did he say?” “He said he would cut off his damned head for being a liar. "

― David Gemmell , The King Beyond the Gate (The Drenai Saga, #2)

6 " Tell me, what are the Cheiam?"
"We are the drinkers of blood, the sons of Joachim. We worship only one god: Shalli, the spirit of death."
"How many of you are there?"
"One hundred only, Lord Earl. But judge us not by our number. Rather, watch the numbers of dead we leave behind us. "

― David Gemmell , The King Beyond the Gate (The Drenai Saga, #2)

7 " - I am a stranger. You do not need to lie to me or pretend. Only with friends do you need masks

- Surely it is only with friends that one can be at peace.

- It is easier with strangers, for they touch your life but for an instant. You will not disappoint them, for you owe them nothing; neither do they expect anything. Friends you can hurt, for they expect everything. "

― David Gemmell , The King Beyond the Gate (The Drenai Saga, #2)

8 " Renya “Why did you save me today?”
Ananais “What kind of question is that? Am I not the man who traveled hundreds of leagues to rescue a Lentrian princiess?”
“I am not a princess.”
“And I am no hero.”
“You took on a Joining.”
“Yes. But then from my first blow he was dying. I have poison spikes in my gauntlets. He's the second fastest man I've ever known.”
“The [i]second?[/i]”
“You mean you have never heard of Decado? "

― David Gemmell , The King Beyond the Gate (The Drenai Saga, #2)

9 " Thorn knew women. There was no point in rushing in ... Gentle talk, that was the answer. Ask them questions about themselves ... Be interested. Most men traveled through life determined to rut as swiftly as the woman would allow. Senseless! Talk first. Learn. The touch gently, lovingly. Care. Then love and linger. Thorn had learned early, for he had always been ugly. Other men disliked him for his success, but they could never be bothered to learn from it. Fools! "

― David Gemmell , The King Beyond the Gate (The Drenai Saga, #2)

10 " You are of the blood, Arvan. It will carry you through, he said

Words! Just words. Blood was merely dark liquid — it carried no secrets, no mysteries. Courage was a thing of the soul and not a gift that a man could bestow on his sons "

― David Gemmell , The King Beyond the Gate (The Drenai Saga, #2)

11 " 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 (The Drenai Saga, #2)

12 " مرگ به دنبال همه ست و هیچ‌وقت هم شکست نمی‌خوره و دست خالی بر نمی‌گرده. "

― David Gemmell , The King Beyond the Gate (The Drenai Saga, #2)

13 " مرگ هیچ مفهومی نداره، اما فقدان شادی و لذت در زندگی از مرگ بدتره. "

― David Gemmell , The King Beyond the Gate (The Drenai Saga, #2)

14 " ـ زن‌ها دنیای مردها رو چه قدر ساده می‌بینن.
ـ نه، اصلا، ولی فقط مردها می‌تونن کاری کنن که آسون‌ترین کارها پیچیده به نظر بیاد. "

― David Gemmell , The King Beyond the Gate (The Drenai Saga, #2)

15 " تمام مردم احمق هستن. پر از ترس و ناامنی ـ و این اون‌ها رو ضعیف می‌کنه. همیشه طرف مقابل به نظر قوی‌تر میاد، مطمئن‌تر و قادرتر. این یک دروغه. بدترین نوع دروغ، برای این که ما به خودمون دروغ می‌گیم. "

― David Gemmell , The King Beyond the Gate (The Drenai Saga, #2)

16 " سه جور آدم توی دنیا وجود داره: برنده‌ها، بازنده‌ها و جنگنده‌ها. برنده‌ها با تکبر و غرور خودشون حال اونو به هم می‌زنن. بازنده‌ها با نق‌نق و غر‌غرشون و جنگنده‌ها هم با حماقت‌شون. "

― David Gemmell , The King Beyond the Gate (The Drenai Saga, #2)

17 " شانس دست خود آدمه. هر کسی خودش شانس خودشو می‌سازه. من به هیچ کسی اعتقاد ندارم، لیک. هیچ‌وقت هم نداشتم. اگر هم کسی وجود داشته باشه، خیلی کم به فانی‌های معمولی اهمیت می‌ده ـ البته اگر اصلا اهمیتی بده. من فقط به خودم اعتقاد دارم ـ و می‌دونی چرا؟ چون هرگز تا حالا شکست نخوردم! به من نیزه زدن، چاقو زدن، مسمومم کردن. منو به یک اسب وحشی بستن و کشیدن. گاو وحشی بهم شاخ زده و خرس بهم حمله کرده. اما هیچ‌وقت بازنده نبودم. حتی یک پیوندی صورت منو داغون کرد و از بین برد، ولی هنوز این جا هستم. برنده شدن یه عادته. "

― David Gemmell , The King Beyond the Gate (The Drenai Saga, #2)

18 " ـ بهتره آدم سگ شکاری یک سلطان باشه تا یک سلطان در بین شغال‌ها.
ـ چرا؟
ـ منظورت چیه، چرا؟ واضح نیست؟ زندگی چیه جز یک خیانت؟ ما در جوونی و با یک دنیا امید شروع می‌کنیم. افتاب عالیه و دنیا در انتظار ماست. اما هر سالی که می‌گذره به ما نشون می‌ده که چقدر کوچک هستیم و در مقابل عظمت و قدرت فصل‌ها، چه قدر بی‌اهمیت و خوار. بعد پیر می‌شیم. قدرت ما از بین می‌ره و دنیا به ریش ما می‌خنده. جوون‌ها ما رو مسخره می‌کنن. و می‌میریم. تنها. ناکام. اما بعضی وقتا... بعضی وقتا مردی به وجود میاد که دیگه بی‌اهمیت نیست. می‌تونه دنیا رو تغییر بده، قدرت فصل‌ها رو ازشون بگیره. اون آفتابه. خود خورشیده. "

― David Gemmell , The King Beyond the Gate (The Drenai Saga, #2)

19 " A sense of calm settled over Tenaka. An inner peace seemed to pulse from the very earth at his feet, from the distant blue mountain, to whisper in the long grass of the Steppes. He closed his eyes and opened his ears to the music of silence. "

― David Gemmell , The King Beyond the Gate (The Drenai Saga, #2)

20 " Their faces were set, determined; there was no give in them. For countless centuries men like these had held the Drenai Empire together. "

― David Gemmell , The King Beyond the Gate (The Drenai Saga, #2)