Knowledge is awareness, and to it there are many paths, not all of them paved with logic.
Louis L'AmourToo often I would hear men boast of the miles covered that day, rarely of what they had seen.
Louis L'AmourIf you write a book set in the past about something that happened east of the Mississippi, it's a 'historical novel.' If you write about something that took place west of the Mississippi, it's a 'Western'- and somehow regarded as a lesser work. I write historical novels about the frontier.
Louis L'AmourActors, politicians, and writers-all of us are but creatures of the hour. Long-lasting fame comes to but few.
Louis L'AmourThe only power source a book needs is you. If you have to leave for a few minutes you have not lost the story. It is waiting for you when you return. You can pick up a book and resume reading at any time, after a few minutes, a few days, even a few years. A television picture or a movie might be lost forever, but your book is waiting.
Louis L'Amour