"BETTER DROWNED THAN DUFFERS IF NOT DUFFERS WONT DROWN"
— Arthur Ransome (Swallows and Amazons)

"You write not for children but for yourself. And if by good fortune children enjoy what you enjoy, why then you are a writer of children's books."
— Arthur Ransome

"Who would wave a flag to be rescued if they had a desert island of their own? That was the thing that spoilt Robinson Crusoe. In the end he came home. There never ought to be an end."
— Arthur Ransome

"The desire to build a house is the tired wish of a man content thenceforward with a single anchorage.
The desire to build a boat is the desire of youth, unwilling yet to accept the idea of a final resting place."
— Arthur Ransome

"Grab a chance and you won't be sorry for what might have been"
— Arthur Ransome