“All the charm of the angler's life would be lost but for these hours of thought and memory. All along the brook, all day on lake or river, while he takes his sport, he thinks. All the long evenings in camp, or cottage, or inn, he tells stories of his own life, hears stories of his friend's lives, and if alone calls up the magic of memory.” IfsThinkingLongStoriesWould BeLostSportsHoursMemoriesMagicSeaRiversFishesBoatEveningCharmLakesFishingCampsBrooksCottagesInnsAnglers Book:I Go A-fishing Source: I Go A-fishing
“In the name of sense, man, if God made fish to be eaten, what difference does it make if I enjoy the killing of them before I eat them? You would have none but a fisherman by trade do it, and then you would have him utter a sigh, a prayer, and a pious ejaculation at each cod or haddock that he killed.” IfsMenDoeMadeNamesEnjoyDifferencesPrayerSeaRiversTradeKillingFishesBoatLakesFishingSighPiousFishermanEjaculation Book:I Go A-fishing Source: I Go A-fishing
“Stalking along from log to log, or plunging their long legs in the oozy swamp, two large herons paid no attention to my presence, but occupied themselves with their own fishing arrangements, as if their wilderness were their own.” IfsLongTwoAttentionSeaRiversPaidFishesLegsBoatLakesFishingWildernessArrangementsStalkingSwampsLong LegsHerons Book:I Go A-fishing Source: I Go A-fishing