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Ouotes A man today can't leave too much behind in terms of worldly goods. His children and their children have to get by as best they can. So I chose to leave an attitude about our woods and fields and swamps and ponds and frost and snow and nor'east squalls. As long as there is such a thing as a wild goose, I leave them the meaning of freedom. As long as there is such a thing as a cock pheasant, I leave them the meaning of beauty. As long as there is such a thing as a hunting dog, I leave them the meaning of loyalty. As long as there is such a thing as a man's own gun and a place to walk free with it, I leave them the feeling of responsibility. This is part of what I believe I have given them when I have given them my first gun. Gene Hill, A Hunter's Fireside Book, 1972 Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the American people's liberty, teeth and keystone under independence. The church, the plow, the prairie wagon and citizen's firearms are indelibly related. George Washington, from his address to the second session of the First Congress, 1790 Reader Favorites Life is an unruly mess and ideals are hard to hold on to, but fishing is an isolated enough slice of it that there's hope we can do this one small thing perfectly. John Gierach, No Shortage of Good Days, 2011 Why does a Frenchman kiss a lady's hand? He has to start somewhere. In either seduction or fly fishing it's silly to proceed without a plan. Gary LaFontaine, Preface to The Dry Fly – New Angles, 1990 Submitted by Daniel Block Dillon, Montana PAINTING BY FRANK STICK COURTESY MIKE MORDELL Each of us has an "Up North." It's a time and a place far from the here and now. It's a map on the wall, a dream in the making, a tugging at one's soul. For those who feel the tug, who make the dream happen, who put the map in the packsack and go, the world is never quite the same. Sam Cook, Up North, 1986 Submitted by Jeff Stricker Anoka, Minnesota There is no substitute for fishing sense, and if a man doesn't have it, verily, he may cast like an angler and still use his creel largely to transport sandwiches and beer. Robert Traver, Trout Madness, 1960 Submitted by Roger A. Bradley East Petersburg, Pennsylvania High mountains are a feeling, but the hum of human cities torture. Lord Byron, "Child Harold's Pilgrimage, circa 1816 Submitted by Bob Whitehead Cloverdale, California Send us your favorite quotes from sporting literature and receive one free gift subscription for every quote that is published. Include the author, title of book and date of publication. Send to: Quotes, Sporting Classics, PO Box 23707, Columbia, SC 29224 SPOR TIN G CL ASSICS 232 l