As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.

A journey, I reflected, is of no merit unless it has tested you.

Contemplation is a luxury, requiring time and alternatives.

Most journeys have a clear beginning, but on some the ending is less well-defined. The question is, at what point do you bite your lip and head for home?

I felt sure we could gain the upper hand by putting ourselves in the mindset of the Incas.

Usually, there is nothing more pleasing that returning to a place where you have endured hardship.

In moments of great uncertainty on my travels, I have always felt that something is protecting me, that I will come to no harm.

There's nothing like a pack of mules to give one a sense of entourage.

The first rule of an expedition is that everyone should stick together.

An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

How many races have been dehumanized in the name of evolution and scientific race theories? Is a bomb a religious or a scientific invention?

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.

It takes some courage to write fiction about politically controversial topics. The dread is you'll be labeled a political writer.

Hope sinks a world of imagination.

You need bravery because in the picture of soul, the bravery points are the most beautiful.

I have become a different person. I don't know whether this person is better, he certainly is not happier.

I have dashed across continents and oceans as a fugitive and have matched my wits with the police and secret agents seeking to deprive me of one of the greatest blessings man can have-liberty.

Truth is the object of our understanding, as good is of our will; and the understanding can no more be delighted with a lie than the will can choose an apparent evil.

Sentence first, verdict afterwards.

The best ambassador is a warship.

I want to see as many black professionals as possible.