Edgar Rice Burroughs Quotes

It is a characteristic of the weak and criminal to attribute to others the misfortunes that are the result of their own wickedness.

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It never seems to occur to some people, that, like beauty, a sense of humor may sometimes be fatal.

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The jungle which is presided over by Kudu, the sun, is a very different jungle from that of Goro, the moon. The diurnal jungle has its own aspect--its own lights and shades, its own birds, its own blooms, its own beasts ... The lights and shades of the nocturnal jungle are as different as one might imagine the lights and shades of another world to differ from those of our world.

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It must be that I am dreaming, and that I shall awaken in a moment to see that awful knife descending toward my heart- kiss me, dear, just once before I lose my dream forever." -Jane-

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I have ever been prone to seek adventure and to investigate and experiment where wiser men would have left well enough alone.

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Could it be that there were other things more desirable than cold logic and undefiled brain power?

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I presume that it is the better part of wisdom that we bow to our fate with as good grace as possible.

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Imagination is but another name for super intelligence.

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I verily believe that a man's way with women is in inverse ratio to his prowess among men. The weakling and the saphead have often great ability to charm the fair sex, while the fighting man who can face a thousand real dangers unafraid, sits hiding in the shadows like some frightened child.

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I loathed poverty and I would have liked to put my hands on the party who said that poverty is an honorable estate. It is an indication of inefficiency and nothing more. There is nothing honorable or fine about it.

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You are here for but an instant, and you mustn't take yourself too seriously

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I could write stories just as rotten.

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I have discovered that the world over, unusual weather prevails at all times of the year.

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Yes, I was a fool, but I was in love, and though I was suffering the greatest misery I had ever known I would not have had it otherwise for all the riches of Barsoom. Such is love, and such are lovers wherever love is known.

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They say that none of us exists, except in the imagination of his fellows, other than as an intangible, invisible mentality.

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I am Tarzan of the Apes. I want you. I am yours. You are mine. We live here together always in my house. I will bring you the best of fruits, the tenderest deer, the finest meats that roam the jungle. I will hunt for you. I am the greatest of the jungle fighters. I will fight for you. I am the mightiest of the jungle fighters. You are Jane Porter, I saw it in your letter. When you see this you will know that it is for you and that Tarzan of the Apes loves you.

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Subconscious minds are no less fallible than the objective mind.

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