"Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.












Once you have read a book you care about, some part of it is always with you.

More Louis L'Amour quotes
"Without books we should very likely be a still-primitive people living in the shadow of traditions that faded with years until only a blur remained, a...
"Historical novels are, without question, the best way of teaching history, for they offer the human stories behind the events and leave the reader wit...
"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...
"Browsing through the shelves in bookstores or libraries, I was completely happy.
"There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning.
"I 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...
"It is easy to destroy a book, but an idea once implanted has roots no man can utterly destroy.