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All is illusion, although as long as there's an illusion that the kids need to be fed, all might as well be reality.
— Robert Breault
The solution to any problem -work, love, money, whatever -is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be.
— John Gierach
Lawyers are like nuclear weapons. By all rights they shouldn't exist, but if some people have them, then you'd better have one, too, just in case.
— John Gierach
I still enjoy the company of most dogs more than that of most people, because dogs are capable of uncomplicated enthusiasm.
— John Gierach
Your life is shaped by the end you live for. You are made in the image of what you desire.
— Thomas Merton
Successful trout fishing isn't a matter of brute force or even persistence, but something more like infiltration.
— John Gierach
If people don't occasionally walk away from you shaking their heads, you're doing something wrong.
— John Gierach
Fishing in rainy conditions may make fisherman seem crazy to the great mass of unimaginative people, but then few fishermen care what they think
— John Gierach
Accurately recalling an entire day of fishing is like trying to push smoke back down a chimney, so you settle on these specific moments.
— John Gierach
It's an odd fact of life that whichever side of the stream you're on, two-thirds of the best water is out of reach on the other side.
— John Gierach
Sure, it was your idea and your fly, but he caught the big fish. Remember, fairness is a human idea largely unknown in nature.
— John Gierach
I will always be upfront with the Greek people, so we can solve the country's problems together.
— George Papandreou
Something to think about: If you fish the wrong fly long and hard enough, it will sooner or later become the right fly.
— John Gierach
No valentines from the cats again.
— Lynne Truss