I fear we have shot our bolt - but we have been to Pole and done the longest journey on record.

The dog lives for the day, the hour, even the moment.

I have come to the conclusion that life in the Antarctic Regions can be very pleasant.

But we have been to the Pole and we shall die like gentlemen. I regret only for the women we leave behind.

I fear we have shot our bolt - but we have been to Pole and done the longest journey on record.

I may not have proved a great explorer, but we have done the greatest march ever made and come very near to great success.

I do no think human beings ever came through such a month as we have…We are weak, writing is difficult, but for my own sake I do not regret this journey, which has shown that Englishmen can endure hardships, help one another, and meet death with as great a fortitude as ever in the past.