"I used to fish the Border rivers, but nowadays you have to queue up for a shot and I can't stand that."

Hobbies, Fish, Rivers

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"I used to fish the Border rivers, but nowadays you have to queue up for a shot and I can't stand that."

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"As I grew steadily more comfortable in the kitchen, I found that, much like gardening, most cooking manages to be agreeably absorbing without being too demanding intellectually. It leaves plenty of mental space for daydreaming and reflection."

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"I've caught fish as big as I am. I've caught marlin close to 300 pounds."

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"My question about luging is, How do you get into the luge community to begin with? Is it one day like, 'Mom, Dad, I really want to luge.' And your parents are like: 'O.K., I'll quit my job. We'll move to an Alpine community.'"

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"And if they haven't got poetry in them, there's nothing you can do that will produce it."

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"But I hang on to books. I love them. I even think they're very nice decor in a room - far better than paintings... That's not quite true!"

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"And some poets are far better read off the page because they're very bad speakers. I'm thinking of one in particular whom I won't name, a good poet, and he reads in such a dry, boring way, your eyes start drooping."

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"Well, I love fishing. I wouldn't kill a fly myself but I've no hesitation in killing a fish. A lot of men are like that. No bother. Out you come. Thump. And that's not the only reason."

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"People haven't got the interest in long long works these days. A lack of interest which I share."

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"However, I learned something. I thought that if the young person, the student, has poetry in him or her, to offer them help is like offering a propeller to a bird."

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