# Quote — David Gemmell, The King Beyond the Gate

> Galand and his brother paused by the corpse.
>
> “He doesn’t seem too unhappy,” said Parsal, scratching his beard.
>
> “It’s hard to know whether he’s smiling or whether death has pulled his face into a grin,” said Galand. “He won’t look too happy in about a month.”
>
> “Will we?” whispered Parsal. Galand shrugged, and the brothers moved on to follow the others.

- Author: [David Gemmell](https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-gemmell.md)
- Book: [The King Beyond the Gate](https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-gemmell/the-king-beyond-the-gate.md)
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