I write to escape ... to escape poverty.

When Tarzan killed he more often smiled than scowled, and smiles are the foundation of beauty.

If I had followed my better judgment always, my life would have been a very dull one.

I have been successful probably because I have always realized that I knew nothing about writing and have merely tried to tell an interesting story entertainingly.

If you write one story, it may be bad; if you write a hundred, you have the odds in your favor.

The more one listens to ordinary conversations the more apparent it becomes that the reasoning faculties of the brain take little part in the direction of the vocal organs.

So strong is the power of superstition that even though we know that we have been reverencing a sham, yet still we hesitate to admit the validity of our new-found convictions.

I do not think that I am ever overconfident. I am merely wholly confident, and I maintain that there is all the difference in the world there.

It is a characteristic of the weak and criminal to attribute to others the misfortunes that are the result of their own wickedness.

Golf is a mental disorder.

Am I alive and a reality, or am I but a dream?

Kindness is Love for Unknown.

Life is full of beautiful moments. Live your life to the fullest. And do what youlove.

You know what they call the fellow who finishes last in his medical school graduating class? They call him 'Doctor.'

Be in control. Know who you are. And don't try to be different just to be different.

Muslim delegates concerned about rights in Palestine could have brought their enthusiasm closer to home by addressing the fate of black Christians being slaughtered and enslaved in the Sudan.

I hate this guy,” Ari muttered, keeping his head down “There’s a club,” I told him. “The Haters of ter Borcht Club. Have you gotten your badge yet?

If only the bird with the loveliest song sang, the forest would be a lonely place.

To understand a cat, you must realize that he has has own gifts, his own viewpoint, even his own morality

Go as hard as you can on the first piece and then pray that you get switched. Repeat.

The world you think of is in your own mind.