“If fishing is a religion, fly fishing is high church.” Tom Brokaw

“Don't tell fish stories where the people know you; but particularly, don't tell them where they know the fish.” Mark Twain

“Fish, I love you and respect you very much. But I will kill you dead before this day ends.” Ernest Hemingway

"No, I'm not a good shot, but I shoot often." Teddy Roosevelt

"The emotions that good hunters need to cultivate are love and service more than courage. The sentiments of the hunt then become translated into art."  James Swan, In Defense of Hunting

"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir