“Previous experience had taught me that any expedition marches on its stomach.”

“Previous journeys had taught me the danger of taking too much stuff.”

“Previous journeys in search of treasure have taught me that a zigzag strategy is the best way to get ahead.”

“Any man who has ever led an army, an expedition, or a group of Boy Scouts has sadism in his bones.”

“If hot food is they key to maintaining an expedition's stamina, then low grade gut-rot alcohol is the key to sustaining its sense of pleasure.”

“My journey to the land of the Shuar tribe had taught me the importance of practical gifts.”

“The first rule of an expedition is that everyone should stick together.”