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

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

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

“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.”

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

“We are a nation of shop keepers. ”

“I don't give a damn if you were the featured date du jour of the sultan of Brunei. Get it through your head: You're here under duress,my duress, and the second I can get you across the river, the better I'll like it.""Even if Winkie wants me?""Who the hell is Winkie?"In answer, her gaze traveled to his crotch."Woman," Jake roared, beyond insane, "do you have a death wish? Get in that bed, pull the covers over your head, and go to sleep before I do something we'll both regret.”