"An adventure is something that while it's..." - Quote by Mark Twain

“Humor is like a frog; if you dissect it, it dies.”

“Presbyterianism without infant damnation would be like the dog on the train that couldn't be identified because it had lost its tag.”

“Let us save the tomorrows for work.”

“The truth is that the scientific value of Polar exploration is greatly exaggerated. The thing that takes men on such hazardous trips is really not any thirst for knowledge, but simply a yearning for adventure. ... A Polar explorer always talks grandly of sacrificing his fingers and toes to science. It is an amiable pretention, but there is no need to take it seriously.”

“Fool of a Took!" he growled. "This is a serious journey, not a hobbit walking-party. Throw yourself in next time, and then you will be no further nuisance.”

“If you're afraid to take risks in anything in life, it's just boredom.”

“Life, Lady Stutfield, is simply a mauvais quart d'heure made up of exquisite moments.”

“Americans are like a rich father who wishes he knew how to give his son the hardships that made him rich.”

“I am where I am because of the bridges I have crossed.”