Yukon River Salmon

Famous quotes containing the words yukon, river and/or salmon:

    “Los Angeles is a Yukon for crime-story writers.”
    —Christina Stead (1902–1983)

    “There are knives that glitter like altars
    In a dark church
    Where they bring the cripple and the imbecile
    To be healed.

    There’s a woden block where bones are broken,
    Scraped clean—a river dried to its bed”
    —Charles Simic (b. 1938)

    “There are some achievements which are never done in the presence of those who hear of them. Catching salmon is one, and working all night is another.”
    —Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)