My Life East & West Quotes

“The bigness of the West makes men quiet; they seldom talk unless they have something to say.”
― William S. Hart, My Life East & West

“Poor, dear old Mack, he was ninety-eight per cent perfect. His two percent failing was that he had absolutely no idea of the value or the power of arbitration. He was the veteran of a hundred battles, and I never once could say to the other fellow, 'Your dog started it.”
― William S. Hart, My Life East & West

“My father had seen in a flash that they were all gunmen, so he told me to stand still, although we were right in a possible line of fire. If near a gun-fight and the weapons are wielded by amateurs, run for your life; if professionals are handling the trigger, stand still — they know where they are shooting.”
― William S. Hart, My Life East & West