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title: "7 Boat Quotes By Paul Schullery"
description: "7 Boat quotes by Paul Schullery. Plus more from Paul Schullery and more Boat sayings from other authors."
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> [I don't suppose I ever entirely release a fish. I may not eat it, but that does not mean I take nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schullery/i-don-t-suppose-i-ever-entirely-release-a-fish-i-may-not-eat-it-but/)

[Paul Schullery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schullery/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a80/paul-schullery-45306_boat_i-don-t-suppose-i-ever-entirely-release_406563.png)

> [When we are on the water, our contemplative impulses range from the intense to the nearly absent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schullery/when-we-are-on-the-water-our-contemplative-impulses-range-from-the/)

[Paul Schullery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schullery/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad6/paul-schullery-45306_absent_when-we-are-on-the-water-our-contemplati_534430.png)

> [Fishing is a quest for knowledge and wonder as much as a pursuit of fish; it is as much an acquaintance with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schullery/fishing-is-a-quest-for-knowledge-and-wonder-as-much-as-a-pursuit-of/)

[Paul Schullery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schullery/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a1/paul-schullery-45306_acquaintance_fishing-is-a-quest-for-knowledge-and-won_866670.jpg)

> [If you keep at it long enough, one day you may witness some greater disturbance, some rushing breach of the water's surface…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schullery/if-you-keep-at-it-long-enough-one-day-you-may-witness-some-greater/)

[Paul Schullery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schullery/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb3/paul-schullery-45306_believe_if-you-keep-at-it-long-enough-one-day-yo_893570.png)

> [As the old fisherman remarked after explaining the various ways to attach a frog to a hook, it's all the same to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schullery/as-the-old-fisherman-remarked-after-explaining-the-various-ways-to/)

[Paul Schullery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schullery/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cef/paul-schullery-45306_boat_as-the-old-fisherman-remarked-after-expl_2247197.png)

> [The issue of imitation has always occupied fly fishers, and part of its endless attraction has been the imponderable uncertainty of how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schullery/the-issue-of-imitation-has-always-occupied-fly-fishers-and-part-of/)

[Paul Schullery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schullery/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af9/paul-schullery-45306_attraction_the-issue-of-imitation-has-always-occupi_2428295.png)

> [If you aren't a fisher you'll see many things, but the river, except where it is ridden by waterfowl or waded by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schullery/if-you-aren-t-a-fisher-you-ll-see-many-things-but-the-river-except/)

[Paul Schullery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schullery/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3d/paul-schullery-45306_boat_if-you-aren-t-a-fisher-you-ll-see-many-t_2896681.png)

## Other authors on Boat

## More by Paul Schullery

> [I don't suppose I ever entirely release a fish. I may not eat it, but that does not mean I take nothing from it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schullery/i-don-t-suppose-i-ever-entirely-release-a-fish-i-may-not-eat-it-but/)

[Paul Schullery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schullery/)

> [When we are on the water, our contemplative impulses range from the intense to the nearly absent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schullery/when-we-are-on-the-water-our-contemplative-impulses-range-from-the/)

[Paul Schullery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schullery/)

> [Fishing is a quest for knowledge and wonder as much as a pursuit of fish; it is as much an acquaintance with beavers, dippers,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schullery/fishing-is-a-quest-for-knowledge-and-wonder-as-much-as-a-pursuit-of/)

[Paul Schullery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schullery/)

> [If you keep at it long enough, one day you may witness some greater disturbance, some rushing breach of the water's surface so startling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schullery/if-you-keep-at-it-long-enough-one-day-you-may-witness-some-greater/)

[Paul Schullery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schullery/)

> [Fishing is a quest for knowledge and wonder as much as a pursuit of fish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schullery/fishing-is-a-quest-for-knowledge-and-wonder-as-much-as-a-pursuit-of-2/)

[Paul Schullery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schullery/)

> [As the old fisherman remarked after explaining the various ways to attach a frog to a hook, it's all the same to the frog.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schullery/as-the-old-fisherman-remarked-after-explaining-the-various-ways-to/)

[Paul Schullery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schullery/)

> [The issue of imitation has always occupied fly fishers, and part of its endless attraction has been the imponderable uncertainty of how much it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schullery/the-issue-of-imitation-has-always-occupied-fly-fishers-and-part-of/)

[Paul Schullery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schullery/)

> [If you aren't a fisher you'll see many things, but the river, except where it is ridden by waterfowl or waded by moose, will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schullery/if-you-aren-t-a-fisher-you-ll-see-many-things-but-the-river-except/)

[Paul Schullery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schullery/)

> [Calling fishing a hobby is like calling brain surgery a job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schullery/calling-fishing-a-hobby-is-like-calling-brain-surgery-a-job/)

[Paul Schullery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schullery/)

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