American - Writer | July 2, 1919 - May 15, 2012
A falcon is the perfect hunter.
Jean Craighead George
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Oh, those golden-yellow eyes of the wolf! You can feel yourself being pulled in. I knew I had been accepted - and that I had spoken to another species.
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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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I hope that the message I conveyed in 'Julie of the Wolves' is to tell young people to think things out. Think independently.
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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 discovered I cannot dream up characters as incredible as the ones I meet in the wilderness.
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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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I would just watch the animals, and their stories would roll out when I wrote.
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Children will often write, 'We love your books because there are no adults in them.'
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Never before had I been offered a contract and advance before a word had been written... I went home and began writing 'Julie of the Wolves.'
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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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There are always the kids who just love animals. Unfortunately, though, people have become afraid of the outdoors.
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