Vilhjalmur Stefansson Quotes

Having an adventure shows that someone is incompetent, that something has gone wrong. An adventure is interesting enough - in retrospect. Especially to the person who didn't have it.

Vilhjalmur Stefansson

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• Having an adventure shows that someone is incompetent, that something has gone wrong. An adventure is interesting enough - in retrospect. Especially to the person who didn't have it.

  

  Vilhjalmur Stefansson
  • Interesting
  • Adventure
  • Wrong