But take comfort in that I die at peace with the world and myself - not afraid.

We are very near the end, but have not and will not lose our good cheer.

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

With great care we might have a dog's chance, but no more.

Every day some new fact comes to light - some new obstacle which threatens the gravest obstruction. I suppose this is the reason which makes the game so well worth playing.

Hunger and fear are the only realities in dog life: an empty stomach makes a fierce dog.

As one looks across the barren stretches of the pack, it is sometimes difficult to realise what teeming life exists immediately beneath its surface.