# Quote — David Gemmell, Stormrider

> ...[A]ll duels followed a pattern. They began with heat and fury, then settled into a contest of wills. With two equally matched opponents there would come a time when the worm of doubt entered the equation. The truly skilled recognized such moments, and fed them. It was at this time that the endgame would begin.

- Author: [David Gemmell](https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-gemmell.md)
- Book: [Stormrider](https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-gemmell/stormrider.md)
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> When healers yearn to kill then hope begins to die ... Evil cannot be overcome by evil.

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> 'He didn't want to come, Dweller. He didn't want to get involved. It should have been me who died.' 'Of course he wanted to come. Why else was he here? You didn't force him, Draig. He came because you were his brother and he loved you. He could have left at any time once the pursuit began. He made his own choices. Just as you did. Just as I knew you would.'

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