violence is an evil thing, but when the guns are all in the hands of the men without respect for human rights, then men are really in trouble.

Beware of those who would use violence, too often it is violence they want and neither truth nor freedom.

He who plants a tree is a servant of God.

Folks who talk about no violence are always the ones who are first to call a policeman and usually they are sure there is one handy.

A great book begins with an idea; a great life, with a determination.

There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning.

If 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.