“Before exulatation had vanished, I felt as if I had been granted a marvellous privilege. Out of the inscrutable waters a beautiful fish had somehow leaped to show me fleetingly the life and spirit of his element.” IfsShowsBeautifulSpiritFeltWaterSeaElementsRiversPrivilegeFishesBoatGrantedLakesFishingShow MeMarvellousInscrutable Author:Zane Grey
“If you aren't a fisher you'll see many things, but the river, except where it is ridden by waterfowl or waded by moose, will rarely enter your thoughts, much less stimulate your spirit. It's different if you fish. The surface of the water tells a story.” IfsDifferentStoriesSpiritWaterSeaRiversFishesSurfaceBoatLakesFishingMoose Book:Mountain Time: A Yellowstone Memoir Source: Mountain Time: A Yellowstone Memoir
“I'm weary of my lonely but And of its blasted tree, The very lake is like my lot, So silent constantly-- I've liv'd amid the forest gloom Until I almost fear-- When will the thrilling voices come My spirit thirsts to hear?” CountrySpiritVoiceTreeLonelySilentForestsLakesWearyThirstThrillingGloom Author:Nathaniel Parker Willis