Top 4 Quotes by Alfred Lansing

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

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

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

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