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Fishing Books , Lit By Emotion Recollected In Tranquility, Are Like Poetry. .. . We Do Not Think Of Them As Books But As Men. They Are Our Companions And Not Only Riverside. Summer And Winter They Are With Us And What A Pleasant Company They Are.

Grab A Chance And You Won't Be Sorry For A Might-have-been.

The Desire To Build A House Is The Tired Wish Of A Man Content Thenceforward With A Single Anchorage. The Desire To Build A Boat Is The Desire Of Youth, Unwilling Yet To Accept The Idea Of A Final Resting Place.

You Write Not For Children But For Yourself. And If By Good Fortune Children Enjoy What You Enjoy, Why Then You Are A Writer Of Children's Books.

There Are Two Distinct Visits To Tackle-shops, The Visit To Buy Tackle And The Visit Which May Be Described As Platonic When, Being For Some Reason Unable To Fish, We Look For An Excuse To Go In, And Waste The Tackle Dealer's Time.