John Norman

“The first law of the jungle is self-preservation.”

“The warrior is a man of action, a man of deeds, not of words.”

“To be a man is to be a warrior. It is a lonely, difficult, and sometimes terrible thing. But it is also a glorious thing.”

“A cage is a cage, no matter how gilded.”

“Honor is a man's life.”

“Civilization is a thin veneer.”

“Pain is a great teacher.”

“In the dance of life, one must learn the steps.”

“The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.”

“A man, to be a man, must be a master.”

“What is freedom, if not the right to choose one's own chains?”

“To be free is not to be free of all things, but to be free of that which is unworthy of you.”

“The chains of society are not of iron, but of silk.”

“Love is the willing slavery of the heart.”

“It is the nature of the slave to be grateful for small kindnesses.”

“To be oneself is the greatest of all rebellions.”

“The world is not as it seems, but as we are.”

“Every woman is a slave, either to a man, or to a need, or to a fear.”

“Beauty is a weapon, and like all weapons, it can be used for good or for ill.”

“A woman's beauty is her greatest power, and her greatest weakness.”