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

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

It is better that the law should be certain than that every judge should speculate upon improvements in it.

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.

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.

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

Great God! This is an awful place.