When responsibility is thrust upon you, can you run from it? No—you have never and you never will. That is… — David Gemmell
When responsibility is thrust upon you, can you run from it? No—you have never and you never will. That is what makes you as you are. That is why men follow you, though they hate your blood. They trust you.
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"We irritated him, he told me. Why did he get himself killed for us?" "Because he was a hero. And that is what heroes do. You understand?"
Most wars are fought for greed, but we are luckier here—we fight for our lives and the lives of the people we love.
