Cell phones have changed us from a nation of self-reliant pioneer types into a bunch of men standing alone in supermarkets saying, ‘Okay, I’m in the tampon aisle, but I don’t see it.'

The solution to any problem -work, love, money, whatever -is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be.

I think I fish, in part, because it's an anti-social, bohemian business that, when gone about properly, puts you forever outside the mainstream culture without actually landing you in an institution.

Maybe your stature as a fly fisherman isn't determined by how big a trout you can catch, but by how small a trout you can catch without being disappointed.

I used to like fishing because I thought it had some larger significance. Now I like fishing because it's the one thing I can think of that probably doesn't.

If people don't occasionally walk away from you shaking their heads, you're doing something wrong.

The best fisherman I know try not to make the same mistakes over and over again; instead they strive to make new and interesting mistakes and to remember what they learned from them.

I still enjoy the company of most dogs more than that of most people, because dogs are capable of uncomplicated enthusiasm.

It's an odd fact of life that whichever side of the stream you're on, two-thirds of the best water is out of reach on the other side.

Creeps and idiots cannot conceal themselves for long on a fishing trip.

Fishing in rainy conditions may make fisherman seem crazy to the great mass of unimaginative people, but then few fishermen care what they think

The bubble had subsided, leaving only a tiny scar, but the irrational fear of water never quite left her. I never allowed her to forget, not for a moment.

I translated Beatles songs for my English class.

You can feel better about yourself in a very short period of time depending on the kind of magic that you are doing.

Any cell, tissue, or organ is capable of crying for attention, and when you give it some, the healing process begins.

The mark of a man is one who knows he can' control his circumstances - but he can control his responses.

I think it would be great to play a superhero. That will be one of my goals.

Forget what hurt you but never forget what it thaught you.

My baseball career was a long, long initiation into a single secret: At the heart of all things is love.

Those who attain any excellence, commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms.

The people on the train with me don't know it, but in my head I'm dancing.