I knew nothing about the technique of story writing, and now, after eighteen years of writing, I still know nothing about the technique, although with the publication of my new novel, Tarzan and the Lost Empire, there are 31 books on my list.

It never seems to occur to some people, that, like beauty, a sense of humor may sometimes be fatal.

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.

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

In that little party there was not one who would desert another; yet we were of different countries, different colours, different races, different religions--and one of us was of a different world.

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.