“There are many kinds of revelation. But the most powerful is the vision which transcends the mental boundary between life and non-life, and Scotland is a place where this sort of revelation often approaches. Staring into a Scottish landscape, I have often asked myself why--in spite of all appearances--bracken, rocks, man and sea are at some level one.” MenKindLevelsPowerfulVisionSeaRocksApproachAppearanceBoundariesLandscapeStaringRevelationsSpiteMost PowerfulScotlandScottish Book:Stone Voices: The Search For Scotland Source: Stone Voices: The Search For Scotland
“The fisherman has a harmless, preoccupied look; he is a kind of vagrant, that nothing fears. He blends himself with the trees and the shadows. All his approaches are gentle and indirect. He times himself to the meandering, soliloquizing stream; he addresses himself to it as a lover to his mistress; he woos it and stays with it till he knows its hidden secrets. Where it deepens his purpose deepens; where it is shallow he is indifferent. He knows how to interpret its every glance and dimple; its beauty haunts him for days.” KnowsLooksKindPurposeSecretKnow HowTreeSeaLoversApproachShadowRiversFishesBoatGentleStreamsAddressesLakesFishingIndifferentShallowGlancesMistressFishermanIndirectVagrantsDimplesHidden Secrets Author:John Burroughs
“The true fisherman approaches the first day of fishing season with all the sense of wonder and awe of a child approaching Christmas.” FirstsChildrenWonderSeaApproachRiversSeasonsFishesBoatAweLakesFishingFishermanSense Of Wonder Author:John D. Voelker
“Make all approaches to the stream with care and caution. Remember that once you are seen you are a great disadvantage if not completely defeated” IfsCareRememberSeaApproachRiversFishesBoatStreamsLakesFishingDefeatedCautionDisadvantages Book:Trout Source: Trout
“Allowing the fly to sink to the fish's level, the angler makes a retrieve. The fly comes directly at the fish, which suddenly sees its approach. As the small fly get nearer, the fish moves forward to strike, but the tiny fly doesn't flee at the sight of the predator. Instead it continues to come directly toward the fish. Suddenly the fish realizes intuitively that something is wrong(its never happened before), so it flees until it can assess the situation. An opportunity for the angler has been lost.” Has BeensMovingOpportunityLostRealizingLevelsSituationHappenedSeaApproachRiversSightFishesStrikesTinyMoving ForwardBoatLakesFishingAllowingPredatorAnglers Author:Lefty Kreh
“Freedom is the kind of essence of being a pirate: You're away from land-locked Europe. You're not part of the society. You're part of the brotherhood of the sea, Your ship is your sense of identity. So when you approach the wheel, that's what you own.” KindSeaLandIdentityApproachEuropeEssenceShipsWheelsBrotherhoodLockedPirate Author:Geoffrey Rush