The thieves and killers are goin' to have guns, so if the honest men don't have 'em they just make it easier for the vicious.

Books are the perfect Time Machine. By the simple act of opening a book you can, in an instant, be travelling up a jungle river without once being bitten by mosquitoes, or you can almost die of thirst in the desert while holding a cold drink in your hand, or dine in the finest restaurants and never have to worry about paying the bill, or ride the wild country of our western frontier and never worry about losing your scalp to a raiding party.

The only thing that never changes is that everything changes.

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

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

My future is one I must make myself.

If you want the law to leave you alone, keep your hair trimmed and your boots shined.