“We are a nation of shop keepers. ”

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

“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.”

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

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

“Got some more customers for ya," said Camden, taking off his baseball cap to bend the brim, and then putting it back on again."Wait, she deals drugs too?" asked Brad. I couldn't tell if he was serious or not. Apparently, neither could the student teacher passing by us in the hallway; she whipped her head around to stare suspiciously for a moment before either deciding that we were harmless or deciding to stroll on over to Principal Davis's office in an exceedingly casual manner.”