I paused to listen to the silence. My breath, crystallized as it passed my cheeks, drifted on a breeze gentler than a whisper. The wind vane pointed toward the South Pole. Presently the wind cups ceased their gentle turning as the cold killed the breeze. My frozen breath hung like a cloud overhead. The day was dying, the night was being born-but with great peace. Here were the imponderable processes and forces of the cosmos, harmonious and soundless. Harmony, that was it!

Progress grows out of motion.

I am learning that a man can live profoundly without masses of things.

We men who serve science serve only a reflection in a mirror.

Patience is what you need in the Antarctic. Wait-Give wind and tide a chance to change.

A man doesn't begin to attain wisdom until he recognizes he is no longer indispensable.

Few men during their lifetime come anywhere near exhausting the resources dwelling within them. There are deep wells of strength that are never used.