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Louis L’Amour was a prolific American author known for his Western novels and short stories. His works were often adapted into films, and he was one of the world’s most popular writers at the time of his death, with almost all of his 105 existing works still in print.
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About the Louis L’Amour
Louis Dearborn L’Amourwas an American novelist and short story writer. His books consisted primarily of Western novels, though he called his work “frontier stories”. His most widely known Western fiction works include Last of the Breed, Hondo, Shalako, and the Sackett series. L’Amour also wrote historical fictionwere still in print, and he was “one of the world’s most popular writers”.
Frequently Asked Questions
Louis L’Amour was an American novelist and short story writer, best known for his Western novels and frontier stories.
In addition to Western novels, Louis L’Amour also wrote historical fiction, science fiction, non-fiction, and poetry and short-story collections.
At the time of his death, almost all of Louis L’Amour’s 105 existing works (89 novels, 14 short-story collections, and two full-length works of non-fiction) were still in print.
Some of Louis L’Amour’s most widely known Western fiction works include Last of the Breed, Hondo, Shalako, and the Sackett series.
Many of Louis L’Amour’s stories were made into films.
Louis L’Amour was born on March 22, 1908, and died on June 10, 1988.
Louis L’Amour’s original last name was LaMoore, which he later changed to L’Amour.
15 Quotes by Louis L’Amour
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He might never really do what he said, but at least he had it in mind. He had somewhere to go.
Louis L’AmourAmerican novelist and short story writer (1908-1988)
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Knowledge is like money: to be of value it must circulate, and in circulating it can increase in quantity and, hopefully, in value.
Louis L’AmourAmerican novelist and short story writer (1908-1988)
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Too often I would hear men boast of the miles covered that day, rarely of what they had seen.
Louis L’AmourAmerican novelist and short story writer (1908-1988)
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To make democracy work, we must be a notion of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.
Louis L’AmourAmerican novelist and short story writer (1908-1988)
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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’AmourAmerican novelist and short story writer (1908-1988)
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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’AmourAmerican novelist and short story writer (1908-1988)
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A wise man fights to win, but he is twice a fool who has no plan for possible defeat.
Louis L’AmourAmerican novelist and short story writer (1908-1988)
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No one can get an education, for of necessity education is a continuing process.
Louis L’AmourAmerican novelist and short story writer (1908-1988)
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To disbelieve is easy; to scoff is simple; to have faith is harder.
Louis L’AmourAmerican novelist and short story writer (1908-1988)
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All loose things seem to drift down to the sea, and so did I.
Louis L’AmourAmerican novelist and short story writer (1908-1988)
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No memory is ever alone; it’s at the end of a trail of memories, a dozen trails that each have their own associations.
Louis L’AmourAmerican novelist and short story writer (1908-1988)
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A good beginning makes a good end.
Louis L’AmourAmerican novelist and short story writer (1908-1988)
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There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. Yet that will be the beginning.
Louis L’AmourAmerican novelist and short story writer (1908-1988)
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Nobody got anywhere in the world by simply being content.
Louis L’AmourAmerican novelist and short story writer (1908-1988)
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Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later, win a little more.
Louis L’AmourAmerican novelist and short story writer (1908-1988)