Anger is a killing thing: it kills the man who angers, for each rage leaves him less than he had been before - it takes something from him.

— Louis L'Amour

Any man can shoot a gun and with practice he can draw fast and shoot accurately but that makes no difference. What counts is how you stand up when somebody is shooting back at you.

— Louis L'Amour

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

— Louis L'Amour

A writer’s brain is like a magician’s hat. If you’re going to get anything out of it, you have to put something in it first

— Louis L'Amour

Because a man plays a king superbly well does not mean that he would make a good king.

— Louis L'Amour

Being scared can keep a man from getting killed and often makes a better fighter of him.

— Louis L'Amour

Books are precious things, but more than that, they are the strong backbone of civilization. They are the thread upon which it all hangs, and they can save us when all else is lost.

— Louis L'Amour

Browsing through the shelves in bookstores or libraries, I was completely happy.

— Louis L'Amour

Education is everywhere, prompting one to think, to consider, to remember.

— Louis L'Amour

Enemies can be an incentive to survive and become someone in spite of them. Enemies can keep you alert and aware.

— Louis L'Amour