# Quote — David Gemmell, Quest for Lost Heroes

> I was on top of the mountain. But there was nothing there. Just clouds. And I found that you can't live on that mountain. But when it throws you off — oh, how you long for it! I would kill to climb it again. I would sell my soul. It is so stupid. [...] I took the standard. And now I can't even become a farmer again. The mountain won't let me.

- Author: [David Gemmell](https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-gemmell.md)
- Book: [Quest for Lost Heroes](https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-gemmell/quest-for-lost-heroes.md)
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