Karl May Books & Quotes

“You guys know the land, so I won’t describe the ride in detail.”

Source: Old Surehand

“[D]er, welcher langsam und sicher zu Tode gedrückt wird, kann nicht glauben, daß die Religion dessen, der ihn tötet, eine Religion der Liebe sei.”

Love Religion Values Humanity Goodness Humanism Hypocrisy

Book:Winnetou. Erster Band

Source: Winnetou. Erster Band

“—“We heard it. We also heard that Old Shatterhand was pleading for our lives.” —“He always does that. I’m a friend of all red warriors, and it fills my heart with sorrow when they raise their tomahawks against the palefaces, because I know that they might win one battle but in the end they will perish. You too shall know that I don’t want the red man’s death.”

Heart Sorrow Battle Mercy Cowboys Old Shatterhand Cowboys And Indians Palefaces Tomahawks

Book:Old Surehand

Source: Old Surehand

“He was quiet as the others joked about the story they had just heard. I didn’t say anything.”

Heard Quiet Story Joke Anything Old Surehand Shutting Up

Book:Old Surehand

Source: Old Surehand

“The men sitting around the fire were talking louder than I normally would have tolerated, but because they had no idea of who I was, they probably wouldn’t have accepted my orders, or even my suggestions.”

Acceptance Normal Suggestions Probability Unknown Reluctance Orders Old Surehand Old Shatterhand

Book:Old Surehand

Source: Old Surehand

“As long as I was in the actual Sierra I had little to be afraid of. There was good cover, and I was accustomed to constantly being on the alert.”

Accustomed Mountains Alert Constantly Old Surehand Nothing To Be Afraid Of Sierra Mountains

Book:Old Surehand

Source: Old Surehand

“I and I alone know how it happened,” said Josh, wiping his eyes with the back of his hand. “You? You know how that unfortunate story happened?” “You bet I know! Here, from this boulder that I sit on now, I fired that fateful shot.”

Murder Story Unfortunate Happening Shot Hare Old Surehand Fateful Boulder

Book:Old Surehand

Source: Old Surehand

“He returned to the fire and sat down. He had seen through my disguise and didn’t want to reveal my identity. The others didn’t understand what he had been doing or what he was talking about and looked at him, puzzled.”

Fire Return Disguise Campfire Gibberish Wild Wild West Old Surehand

Book:Old Surehand

Source: Old Surehand

“—“Where can we find the village with your wigwams?” —“I won’t say.” —“Your warriors moved out into battle?” —“Yes.” —“How many are there?” —“I will hold my tongue.”

Battle Village Warriors Interrogation Cowboys Indians Old Shatterhand Cowboys And Indians Wigwams

Book:Old Surehand

Source: Old Surehand

“—“That’s right. You speak the language of the palefaces well. Did you understand what has been spoken so far?” —“Yes.” —“Then you know that you were in mortal danger.”

Language Understanding Danger Indians Old Shatterhand Cowboys And Indians Palefaces

Book:Old Surehand

Source: Old Surehand

“He used to be a cowboy down in Texas and had gotten so accustomed to the local wardrobe that nobody up here in the north could get him to wear anything else.”

Texas Wardrobe Stubbornness Cowboys Old Surehand

Book:Old Surehand

Source: Old Surehand

“On the other hand, my horse and my rifles could also still give me away. It was well known that Old Shatterhand owned a large, heavy, double-barreled gun called Bear-killer, and a Henry Carbine, and that he was riding a black stallion he had received from Winnetou as a gift. Luckily, the commander was not very bright and didn’t make the connection. He returned to his tent without further questions.”

Return Horse Luck Connection Rifles Bright Commander Further Old Surehand Winnetou

Book:Old Surehand

Source: Old Surehand

“I might have been alone and left to my own devices, but I had good weapons and an excellent horse, which I could depend upon.”

Weapons Good Devices Horses Depending Old Surehand

Book:Old Surehand

Source: Old Surehand

“My brother, the Comanche are planning to ambush Bloody Fox. Please come quickly. Winnetou hurries to try to warn him in time. ~[note from Winnetou to Old Surehand]~”

Warning Brothers Ambush Indians Old Surehand Comanche Winnetou Bloody Fox Timely Meeting

Book:Old Surehand

Source: Old Surehand

“Night had fallen and because of the Comanche we couldn’t light a fire.”

Threat Nightfall Old Surehand Lighting A Fire Comanche

Book:Old Surehand

Source: Old Surehand

“His constant use of the phrase ‘That’s clear’ meant that often even the hardest of things seemed easy and quite natural to him.”

Use Easy Natural Clear Constant Hard Things Phrase

Book:Old Surehand

Source: Old Surehand

“De ce sa ma fi lasat tocmai acum prada deznadejdii, socotindu-ma iremediabil pierdut? Omul trebuie sa spere pana in ultimul ceas, actionand, fireste, cu toata energia de care e capabil pentru a-si implini propria speranta. Doar cine nu poseda aceasta forta se poate considera intr-adevar rapus.”

Winnetou

Author:Karl May

Karl May Books

Old Surehand

Winnetou. Erster Band

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