. . perhaps the greatest satisfaction on the first day of the season is the knowledge in the evening that the whole of the rest of the season is to come.

Fishing is not like billiards, in which it is possible to attain a disgusting perfection.

When a thing's done, it's done, and if it's not done right, do it differently next time.

Grab a chance and you won't be sorry for a might-have-been.

You write not for children but for yourself. And if by good fortune children enjoy what you enjoy, why then you are a writer of children's books.

Good fishermen know that in talking about fishing, nothing is more interesting than the truth.

. . perhaps the greatest satisfaction on the first day of the season is the knowledge in the evening that the whole of the rest of the season is to come.