Thaddeus Norris quotes
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“For the true angler, fishing produces a deep,unspoken joy, born of longing for that which is quiet and peaceful, and fostered by an inbred love of communing with nature”
-- Thaddeus NorrisSource : Thaddeus Norris (1864). “The American Angler's Book: Embracing the Natural History of Sporting Fish, and the Art of Taking Them. With Instructions in Fly-fishing, Fly-making, and Rod-making; and Directions for Fish-breeding. To which is Appended, Dies Piscatoriæ: Describing Noted Fishing-places, and the Pleasure of Solitary Fly-fishing”, p.567
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“Anglers may be divided into almost as many genera and species as the fish they catch, and engage in the sport from as many impulses.”
-- Thaddeus NorrisSource : Thaddeus Norris (1864). “The American Angler's Book: Embracing the Natural History of Sporting Fish, and the Art of Taking Them. With Instructions in Fly-fishing, Fly-making, and Rod-making; and Directions for Fish-breeding. To which is Appended, Dies Piscatoriæ: Describing Noted Fishing-places, and the Pleasure of Solitary Fly-fishing”, p.29
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“What pretty bright trout there are in this bold rock creek! It would full be called a river in England, and so it is!”
-- Thaddeus Norris
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“Being at sea is like watching the whole world in high-definition.”
Source : Abby Sunderland, Lynn Vincent (2011). “Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas”, p.88, Thomas Nelson Inc
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“The people will save their government, if the government itself will allow them.”
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“The sea is endless when you are in a rowboat.”
Source : Adolfo Bioy Casares, Ruth L. C. Simms (2003). “The invention of Morel”, New York Review of Books
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Source : Interview with Marc Grossman, www.cfr.org. April 14, 2010.
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“I now believe that fishing is far more important than the fish.”