"Great God! this is an awful place and terrible enough for us to have laboured to it without the reward of priority."

"Make the boy interested in natural history if you can; it is better than games; they encourage it in some schools."

"Should this be found I want these facts recorded. Oates’ last thoughts were of his Mother, but immediately before he …"

"The Beardmore Glacier is not difficult in fine weather, but on our return we did not get a single completely fine day…"

"We arrived within 11 miles of our old One Ton Camp with fuel for one hot meal and food for two days. For four days we…"

"Had we lived, I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance, and courage of my companions which would …"

"I have done this to show what an Englishman can do."

"I will not pause to consider what the scientific results of this expedition will be, or the contributions that may be…"

"how old was I when I got permanently fascinated with the early Antarctic explorers, Scott particularly, and all those…"

"I pray to God the Scottish King do deceive me, but I am afeared he will not. For my own part, I have made of the Fren…"