I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contained, I stand and look at them long and long.

VOA: special.2009.04.12

When I had waited a long time, without hearing him lie down, I decided to open a little -- a very,very little -- crack in the lantern.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

He wrote this about his experience: I know that during that long and racking march of thirty-six hours over the unnamed mountains and glaciers of South Georgia it seemed to me often that we were four,not three. The American poet T.S.Eliot was influenced by Shackletons description.

VOA: special.2010.02.24

I think it further isolates the country, I think it further aggravates the long-term situation of the country,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.25

"At the beginning of the year, it seemed like [the kids would say 'Oh,I'm getting tired, this is too long - when are we going back to school?'

VOA: standard.2010.06.25

"I think,structurally this is a long-term positive with some short-term pain,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.02