All the romance of trout fishing exists in the mind of the angler and is in no way shared by the fish. – Harold F. Blaisdell, The Philosophical Fisherman, 1969
Even eminent chartered accountants are known, in their capacity as fishermen, blissfully to ignore differences between seven and ten inches, half a pound and two pounds, three fish and a dozen fish. – William Sherwood Fox, Silken Lines and Silver Hooks, 1954
It was in San Diego and I was onstage and couldnt remember how to play the guitar properly. I was in terrible pain and my nervous system was just going wild, like somebody had just run a car over me. – Andy Partridge
