# Quote — David Gemmell, Midnight Falcon

> "Well lad, this is what you have chosen. Are you pleased with yourself?"
>
> “I am alive," said Bane.
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> “And eight men are dead," said Landis. “Eight souls cast out of the world. More mothers to grieve, more children to know sorrow. Is this a life you want for yourself?”
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> “No it is not," Bane told him. “But we do what we must.”
>
> “Not true! We do what we choose. And we face the consequences."

- Author: [David Gemmell](https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-gemmell.md)
- Book: [Midnight Falcon](https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-gemmell/midnight-falcon.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-gemmell/midnight-falcon/well-lad-this

## More from this book

> 'The creature no human could overcome? It was a lesson, Bane. A good man tried to teach it to me many years ago. You cannot overcome hatred with more hatred. Sometimes you have to surrender in order to win. There are only three possibilities when faced with an enemy: run from him, fight him, or make him your friend. The creature in the circle was created to respond. Attack it - and it will come back at you with twice your strength. I ignored it. And it, true to its nature, ignored me.'

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