"Generally, we are united in the belief that all rod design has been progressive and that the ideas about fly rods in the past were so bad as to make it amazing that people were able to fish at all."

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Source : Thomas McGuane (2014). “The Longest Silence: A Life in Fishing”, p.237, Vintage

Thomas McGuane

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“One thing that remains consistent throughout anything I do in life really is remaining true to myself and trusting my gut instincts.”
“You take the thing that is the worst thing that could have happened to you, the worst challenge in your life, and you turn it into fuel. You don't give up. And that's what Gotham is about.”

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“My wife's dying upstairs and I can't do anything about it. I look in her face and I see the memories there. I see how I hurt her and how I said the wrong things and how I got angry and how I wasn't the man she hoped I'd be. I see that in her face and I see she's going to die with that. You think I'm not preoccupied?”
“All one's life as a young woman one is on show, a focus of attention, people notice you. You set yourself up to being noticed and admired. And then, not expecting it, you become middle-aged and anonymous.”
“You can trust a dog with your life...but not your lunch”
“Google might be doping the horses.”
“Appreciate your flaws to reach the potential of your greatness.”
“I am writing to a rhythm and not to a plot.”

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