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1 " I got this story from someone who had no business in the telling of it. "
― Edgar Rice Burroughs , Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)
2 " P33- the wail of the living had answered the call of universal motherhood within her wild beast which the dead could not still. "
3 " Tut, tut! I have often admonished my pupils to count ten before speaking. Were I you, Mr. Philander, I should count at least a thousand, and then maintain a discreet silence. "
4 " Teach me to speak the language of men. "
5 " Even brave men, and D'Arnot was a brave man, are sometimes frightened by solitude. "
6 " p 18 - Hundreds of thousands of years ago our ancestors of the dim and distant past faced the same problems which we must face in the same primeval forest. That we are here today evidences their victory. "
7 " P44- in tarzans clever little mind many thoughts revolved and back of these was his divine power of reason. "
8 " 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. "
9 " The time has arrived when patience becomes a crime and mayhem appears garbed in a manner of virtue "
10 " For myself, I always assume that a lion is ferocious, and so I am never caught off my guard. "
11 " I love you, and because I love you I believe in you. But if I did not believe, still should I love. Had you come back for me, and had there been no other way, I would have gone into the jungle with you - forever. "
12 " Beast?" Jane murmured. "Then God make me a beast; for, man or beast, I am yours. "
13 " Captain Billings," he drawled finally, "if you will pardon my candor, I might remark that you are something of an ass, don't you know. "
14 " As the body rolled to the ground Tarzan of the Apes placed his foot upon the neck of his lifelong enemy and, raising his eyes to the full moon, threw back his fierce young head and voiced the wild and terrible cry of his people. "
15 " When Tarzan killed he more often smiled than scowled, and smiles are the foundation of beauty. "
16 " Men were indeed more foolish and more cruel than the beasts of the jungle! How fortunate was he who lived in the peace and security of the great forest! "
17 " His straight and perfect figure, muscled as the best of the ancient Roman gladiators must have been muscled, and yet with the soft and sinuous curves of a Greek god, told at a glance the wondrous combination of enormous strength with suppleness and speed. "
18 " [...] smiles are the foundation of beauty. "
19 " And could she love where she feared? "
20 " [..] it has remained for man alone among all creatures to kill senselessly and wantonly for the mere pleasure of inflicting suffering and death. "
