“I remember those happy days, and often wish I could speak into the ears of the dead the gratitude which was due to them in life, and so ill returned.” A poignant reflection on gratitude that arrives too late · Autobiography, The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp Death Love Memory
“It is a great pleasure to have a sharp eye and a clear memory for people we have met years ago, if only for a few minutes.” Celebrating the way brief human encounters can remain vivid for years · Prose book, Beggars Friendship Memory
“It was written on the advice of friends who claimed my life of adventure would have an interest for the public.” Davies's own modest account of why he set his wandering years down on paper · Author's note to the 1920 edition of The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp Memory
“All the wildness had been taken out of me, and my adventures after this were not of my own seeking.” Reflecting on how the accident that cost him a leg reshaped his restless life · The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp (memoir) Memory Time
