The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast, and you miss all you are traveling for.

My lady had the body of a siren, the face of a goddess, and the mind of an Armenian camel dealer.

What people speak of as adventure is something nobody in his right mind would seek out, and it becomes romantic only when one is safely at home.

Caution always, but when a man acts he should act suddenly and with decision.

A wise man fights to win, but he is twice a fool who has no plan for possible defeat.

To die is nothing. One is here, one is no longer here. It is only at the end one must be able to say 'I was a man'.

If you wait for inspiration, you're not a writer, but a waiter.