John Norman

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

“Love is the willing slavery of the heart.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Civilization is a thin veneer.”

“Pain is a great teacher.”

“Honor is a man's life.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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