Jean Craighead George

Wolves are brotherly, he said. They love each other, and if you learn to speak to them, they will love you too.

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There the old Eskimo hunters she had known in her childhood thought the riches of life were intelligence, fearlessness, and love. A man with these gifts was rich and was a great spirit who was admired in the same way that the gussaks admired a man with money and goods.

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Change your ways when fear seizes, he had said, for it usually means you are doing something wrong.

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Wolves are brotherly, he said. They love each other, and if you learn to speak to them, they will love you too.

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There the old Eskimo hunters she had known in her childhood thought the riches of life were intelligence, fearlessness, and love. A man with these gifts was rich and was a great spirit who was admired in the same way that the gussaks admired a man with money and goods.

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Change your ways when fear seizes, he had said, for it usually means you are doing something wrong.

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I first became aware of the delights of the natural world when my father, an entomologist, presented me with what looked like a twig. When it got up and walked, my delight was such that I wrote a poem, 'To a Walking Stick.'

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By the time I got to kindergarten, I was surprised to find out I was the only kid with a turkey vulture.

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I have a perfect life where I read; I go out into the wilderness and camp. I meet scientists and learn about their studies of wild animals, and then I come home... and start creating the world I have seen.

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Most of these wild animals depart in autumn when the sun changes their behavior and they feel the urge to migrate or go off alone. While they are with us, however, they become characters in my books, articles, and stories.

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My writing process is a mix of research, personal experiences, washing the dishes, raising kids while thinking - then writing.

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Quotes by Jean Craighead George