Fishing books , lit by emotion recollected in tranquility, are like poetry. .. . We do not think of them as books but as men. They are our companions and not only riverside. Summer and winter they are with us and what a pleasant company they are.
Arthur RansomeFishing is not like billiards, in which it is possible to attain a disgusting perfection.
Arthur RansomeWhen a thing's done, it's done, and if it's not done right, do it differently next time.
Arthur Ransome