Gjøa

“Nature always claims what she's owed.”
― Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night

“Amundsen slept with his window wide open at night even in the winter, claiming to his mother that he loved fresh air, but really “it was a part of my hardening process.” He organized small expeditions for himself and a few friends, such as overnight treks on skis under a star-studded sky, enlivened by the otherworldly swirling of the aurora borealis, into the winter wilds to improve his toughness.”
― Stephen R. Bown, The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen

“Gjøa was later presented as a gift to the city of San Francisco, remaining on display in Golden Gate Park until 1972, when it was returned to Norway. It now resides in Oslo harbour, next to two other famous Norwegian ships, Fridtjof Nansen’s Fram and Thor Heyerdahl’s Kon-Tiki.”
― Stephen R. Bown, The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen

“people who have no hold over their process of thinking ara likely to be ruined by liberty of thought.”
― Allama Iqbal