Fishing is such great fun, I have often felt, that it really ought to be done in bed

Most fishermen swiftly learn that it's a pretty good rule never to show a favorite spot to any fisherman you wouldn't trust with your wife.

Fly-fishing is a magic way to recapture the rapture of solitude without the pangs of loneliness.

I look at trees, hunt mushrooms, and watch animals. Fishing is what gets me out into the woods so I can notice these things.

There is no subsititue for fishing sense, and if a man doesn't have it, verily, he may cast like an angel and still use his creel largely to transport sandwiches and beer

Spinning yarns is a protection against the nuttiness... the greed, the hate all around us.

The best time to go fishing is when you can get away.

To paraphrase a deceased patriot, I regret that I have only one life to give to my fly-fishing.

The true fisherman approaches the first day of fishing season with all the sense of wonder and awe of a child approaching Christmas.

There is a lot of amiable fantasy written about trout fishing, but the truth is that few men know much if anything about the habits of trout and little more about the manner of taking them.

One of the first rules in fishing is that there are few rules in fishing that resourceful trout do not manage to break.

I made up my mind that not only would I become a millionaire, but that I would also raise up millionaires from members of my church

I have reached this world’s dreams harbor as devoid of truth as any other soul that dreams it lives through knowledge.

This outbreak is moving ahead of efforts to control it.

Uncertainty is a personal matter; it is not the uncertainty but your uncertainty.

Did you ever walk through a room that's packed with people, and feel so lonely you can hardly take the next step?

I haven't forgotten where I came from.

The lack of work destroys people.

I buy soy sauce and flavor it five different ways: with sake, mirin, sugar, kombu and bonito flakes. I use them on lots of dishes at home.

I looked up and saw the shape of a heart made by the silhouette of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon kissing.