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

Subconscious minds are no less fallible than the objective mind.

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.

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

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

Love is a strange master, and human nature is still stranger.

I am Tarzan of the Apes. I want you. I am yours. You are mine. We live here together always in my house. I will bring you the best of fruits, the tenderest deer, the finest meats that roam the jungle. I will hunt for you. I am the greatest of the jungle fighters. I will fight for you. I am the mightiest of the jungle fighters. You are Jane Porter, I saw it in your letter. When you see this you will know that it is for you and that Tarzan of the Apes loves you.