I do not believe that I am made of the stuff which constitutes heroes, because, in all of the hundreds of instances that my voluntary acts have placed me face to face with death, I cannot recall a single one where any alternative step to that I took occurred to me until many hours later.
Edgar Rice BurroughsFor myself, I always assume that a lion is ferocious, and so I am never caught off my guard.
Edgar Rice BurroughsIf I had followed my better judgment always, my life would have been a very dull one.
Edgar Rice BurroughsFor a time Jack was angry; but when he had been without the jacket for a short while he began to realize that being half-clothed is infinitely more uncomfortable than being entirely naked. Soon he did not miss his clothing in the least, and from that he came to revel in the freedom of his unhampered state.
Edgar Rice Burroughs