Zane Grey quotes

Zane Grey, born Pearl Zane Grey, was an American author and dentist, best known for his popular adventure novels set in the American West. With over 90 books published, Grey's writing captivated readers with his vivid descriptions of the rugged landscapes and authentic characters. His works, such as "Riders of the Purple Sage" and "The Lone Star Ranger," became instant classics, and his influence on the Western genre cannot be overstated. A master storyteller, Zane Grey's books continue to entertain and transport readers to a time of cowboys, outlaws, and frontier justice. Discover the thrilling world of Zane Grey and get lost in his timeless tales of the Wild West.

I wrote for nearly six hours. When I stopped, the dark mood, as if by magic, had folded its cloak and gone away.

- Zane Grey

The Indian story has never been written. Maybe I am the man to do it.

- Zane Grey

I see so much more than I used to see. The effect has been to depress and sadden and hurt me terribly.

- Zane Grey

Love grows more tremendously full, swift, poignant, as the years multiply.

- Zane Grey

I hate birthdays.

- Zane Grey

These critics who crucify me do not guess the littlest part of my sincerity. They must be burned in a blaze. I cannot learn from them.

- Zane Grey

Writing was like digging coal. I sweat blood. The spell is on me.

- Zane Grey

I am tired. My arm aches. My head boils. My feet are cold. But I am not aware of any weakness.

- Zane Grey

I love my work but do not know how I write it.

- Zane Grey

I arise full of eagerness and energy, knowing well what achievement lies ahead of me.

- Zane Grey

There are hours when I must force the novel out of my mind and be interested in the children.

- Zane Grey

Love of man for woman - love of woman for man. That's the nature, the meaning, the best of life itself.

- Zane Grey

Work is my salvation. It changes my moods.

- Zane Grey

I will see this game of life out to its bitter end.

- Zane Grey

Every once in a while I feel the tremendous force of the novel. But it does not stay with me.

- Zane Grey

What makes life worth living? Better surely, to yield to the stain of suicide blood in me and seek forgetfulness in the embrace of cold dark death.

- Zane Grey

Today I began the novel that I determined to be great.

- Zane Grey

I am full of fire and passion. I am not ready yet for great concentration and passion.

- Zane Grey

I must go deeper and even stronger into my treasure mine and stint nothing of time, toil, or torture.

- Zane Grey

It was a decent New Year's, but it took a million officers to make it so.

- Zane Grey

I did not have one bad spell during writing - an unprecedented record.

- Zane Grey

The difficulty, the ordeal, is to start.

- Zane Grey

I can write best in the silence and solitude of the night, when everyone has retired.

- Zane Grey

I need this wild life, this freedom.

- Zane Grey

Men may rise on stepping stones of their dead selves to higher things.

- Zane Grey

I confess that reading proofs is a pleasure. It stimulates and inspires me.

- Zane Grey

No one connected intimately with a writer has any appreciation of his temperament, except to think him overdoing everything.

- Zane Grey