“I might have speculated on my chances of going to Heaven; but candidly I did not care. I could not have wept if I had tried. I had no wish to review the evils of my past. But the past did seem to have been a bit wasted. The road to Hell may be paved with good intentions: the road to Heaven is paved with lost opportunities.”

“And I tell you, if you have the desire for knowledge and the power to give it physical expression, go out and explore.”

“Polar exploration is at once the cleanest and most isolated way of having a bad time which has been devised.”

“I am glad The Worst Journey is coming out in Penguins: after all it is largely about penguins.”

“If you march your Winter Journeys you will have your reward, so long as all you want is a penguin's egg.”

“We are a nation of shop keepers. ”

“The road to hell is paved with good intentions.”