Lin Pardey > Quotes

“Thing about boats is, you can always sell them if you don't like them. Can't sell kids.”
― Lin Pardey, Bull Canyon: A Boatbuilder, a Writer and Other Wildlife

“I had come to worry about those women who were full-time mothers and homemakers by choice. Did other, more career-minded women have the right to devalue them . . . ? Maybe it was time to slow down and look at the role restrictions imposed not only on women but the men around them, to search for the balance that could promote self-sufficiency . . .”
― Lin Pardey, Bull Canyon: A Boatbuilder, a Writer and Other Wildlife

“I grew to judge every purchase by how many bronze screws I could buy for the boat if I didn't spend on this or made do without that.”
― Lin Pardey, Bull Canyon: A Boatbuilder, a Writer and Other Wildlife

“The determination that is his biggest strength . . . is also at times his fatal flaw. Like an unthinking machine, he'll just keep shoving, not realizing a step back, a one-night pause, could let some obstacle move out of the way and smooth his path.”
― Lin Pardey, Bull Canyon: A Boatbuilder, a Writer and Other Wildlife

“Life is about more than just maintaining oneself, it is about extending oneself. Otherwise living is only not dying - SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR (1908-1986)”
― Lin Pardey, The Cost Conscious Cruiser

“Waiting until you can afford to live in the style you’d like to become accustomed to is a curse against setting sail for distant horizons.”
― Lin Pardey, Self Sufficient Sailor: Completely Revised and Expanded

“Even with the most dependable of refrigeration systems, it is prudent to carry at least 30 days worth of packaged and canned meals on board.”
― Lin Pardey, The Care and Feeding of Sailing Crew