The two best times to fish is when it's raining and when it ain't.

There is no greater fan of fly fishing than the worm.

Smoked carp tastes just as good as smoked salmon when you ain't got no smoked salmon.

Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary.

Show me a man who fishes in winter, and I'll show you a fanatic. Actually, I'll get the better of the deal, because for sheer spectacle a fanatic doesn't hold a candle to a man who fishes in winter

What a tourist terms a plague of insects, the fly fisher calls a great hatch.

I've been a fugitive from reality since forever.

In such moments of precious, invaluable misery, she rejoiced in tears of agony...

He had grown used to the idea that Dumbledore could solve anything.

Art is a staple like bread or wine or a warm coat in winter. Man's spirit grows hungry for art in the same way his stomach growls for food.

In morals, truth is but little prized when it is a mere sentiment, and only attains its full value when realized in the world as fact.

Listen first. Give your opponents a chance to talk. Let them finish. Do not resist, defend or debate. This only raises barriers. Try to build bridges of understanding.

Sculpture is a series of 3-dimensional shapes which, while fitting together, cause the perception of lines to the viewer, even where they do not exist.

In a few short years you might have to become a scuba diver and go hundreds of feet underwater - It will be the last refuge of pure aura and power on our planet, the oceans' depths.

Sometimes a little brain damage can help.

Truth is neither ojectivity nor the balanced view; truth is a selfless subjectivity.