Alfred Lansing Quotes

• I have a great many opinions about writing, but I'm afraid that all of them are unprintable

  Alfred Lansing

  Writing, Opinion, Great Men

  Alfred Lansing (2015). “Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage”, p.11, Basic Books

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• No matter what the odds, a man does not pin his last hope for survival on something and then expect that it will fail.

  Alfred Lansing

  Men, Odds, Survival

  Alfred Lansing (2014). “Endurance”, p.247, Perseus Books Group

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• In that instant they felt an overwhelming sense of pride and accomplishment. Though they had failed dismally even to come close to the expedition's original objective, they knew now that somehow they had done much, much more than ever they set out to do.

  Alfred Lansing

  Pride, Accomplishment, Done

  Alfred Lansing (2015). “Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage”, p.342, Basic Books

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• it's been my experience that most writers don't talk about their craft--they just do it

  Alfred Lansing

  Crafts, Just Do It

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