I don't travel and tell stories, because that's not the way these days. But I write my books to be read aloud, and I think of myself in that oral tradition. Louis L'Amour aloudbookday Change image and share on social
I think of myself... as a troubadour, a village storyteller, the guy in the shadows of the campfire. Louis L'Amour campfireguyshadow Change image and share on social
To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain. Louis L'Amour complaindemocracymake Change image and share on social
No one can get an education, for of necessity education is a continuing process. Louis L'Amour continueeducationnecessity Change image and share on social
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 angerkillleaf Change image and share on social
He might never really do what he said, but at least he had it in mind. He had somewhere to go. Louis L'Amour mind Change image and share on social
If you write a book about a bygone period that lies east of the Mississippi River, then it's a historical novel. If it's west of the Mississippi, it's a western, a different category. There's no sense to it. Louis L'Amour bookbygonecategory share on social
All loose things seem to drift down to the sea, and so did I. Louis L'Amour driftloosesea Change image and share on social
For one who reads, there is no limit to the number of lives that may be lived, for fiction, biography, and history offer an inexhaustible number of lives in many parts of the world, in all periods of time. Louis L'Amour biographyfictionhistory share on social
