No memory is ever alone; it's at the end of a trail of memories, a dozen trails that each have their own associations.
Louis L'AmourWhen I die, remember that what you knew of me is with you always. What is buried is only the shell of what was. Do not regret the shell, but remember the man. Remember the father.
Louis L'AmourTo exist is to adapt, and if one could not adapt, one died and made room for those who could.
Louis L'AmourI would not sit waiting for some vague tomorrow, nor for something to happen. One could wait a lifetime, and find nothing at the end of the waiting. I would begin here, I would make something happen.
Louis L'AmourThere is nothing more dangerous than a woman with a shotgun. Because you don't know when it's going to go off...and neither does she.
Louis L'AmourIn the United States we have concentrated tremendous sums of money on the educational plant, seemingly with the idea that the right number of buildings will turn out the right number of graduates. Yet the teachers who actually instruct the future citizens of our country are more often than not miserably paid. If in the future we find ourselves with a lot of fourth-rate citizens, we have only ourselves to blame.
Louis L'Amour