“Sure, it was your idea and your fly, but he caught the big fish. Remember, fairness is a human idea largely unknown in nature.”

“A couple of hundred dollars for a fishing pole!?¨ You'll hear that all the time if you don't keep your mouth shut in certain company. You can talk about the aesthetics and even mention a cane rod will appreciate in value while a new graphite rod will depreciate, but the best thing to do is turn around and say, ¨$9,000.00 for a car? I only paid $500.00 for mine.”

“Really, the only thing a psychiatrist can do that a good (fishing) guide can't is write prescriptions.”

“If people don't occasionally walk away from you shaking their heads, you're doing something wrong.”

“Because personally I think mattering is a piss-poor idea. I just want to fly under the radar, because when you start to make yourself into a big deal, that’s when you get shot down. The bigger a deal you are, the worse your life is.”

“If you want me to treat your ideas with more respect, get some better ideas.”

“I was not religious, but I liked rituals. I liked the idea of connecting an action with remembering.”