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

But if we have been willing to give our lives to this enterprise, which is for the honour of our country, I appeal to our countrymen to see that those who depend on us are properly cared for.

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

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.

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

Certainly dog driving is the most terrible work one has to face in this sort of business.