"About the only certainty, other than uncertainty, in fly fishing is that a fly won't catch fish if it stays in its box."

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Source : Arnold Gingrich (1973). “The Joys of Trout”

Arnold Gingrich

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“At the age of fifteen my grandmother became the concubine of a warlord general.”

Source : Jung Chang (2008). “Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China”, p.1, Simon and Schuster
“I never was on the dull, tame shore, But I loved the great sea more and more.”

Source : Bryan Waller Procter, “The Sea”
“But I am greedy for life. I do too much of everything all the time. Suddenly one day my heart will fail. The Iron Crab will get me as it got my father. But I am not afraid of The Crab. At least I shall have died from an honourable disease. Perhaps they will put on my tombstone. 'This Man Died from Living Too Much'.”
“Is there any conflict between science and religion? There is no conflict in the mind of God, but often there is conflict in the minds of men.”
“Oddly, I do have a problem with authority. I find it very difficult to knuckle down and follow rules. Which are the classic symptoms of someone who has a troubled relationship with their father. And yet, I never had a problem with my father.”

Source : "Forever Young". Interview With Lynn Barber, www.theguardian.com. September 2, 2006.
“In my acquaintance with John Rawls, I found him to be a simple and honest man, who just by chance also happened to be the greatest moral philosopher of the twentieth century. I would like to think that I could emulate at least his modesty - his refusal to exaggerate his perception of himself and his place in the larger scheme of things - even if my work never compares with his in its importance.”
“A trustworthy marriage has weathered temptation and anger and jealousy, resentment, self-righteousness and a little bit of selfishness. When you get over and get through that, then maybe you can see the light to love.”
“Talks have reached a critical stage and negotiators need to reach a deal on agriculture in the next two weeks if efforts to restart the Doha round by the end of the year are to succeed. Some speak of a deadlock in the talks, .. I prefer to talk of a padlock, and the key is in the hands of the EU.”

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