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And the last thought he had that morning as he closed his eyes was: I hope the tornado hit the moose.

— Gary Paulsen

He did not know how long it took, but later he looked back on this time of crying in the corner of the dark…

— Gary Paulsen

I am happiest in the brush and by myself - whether that's the woods of northern Minnesota or the wilds of Alaska behind a…

— Gary Paulsen

“There is always a solution. For everything. Always. Sometimes it isn't pretty and takes a little longer, but there is still a solution.”

— Gary Paulsen

“kep on trying”

— Gary Paulsen

That's all it took to solve problems - just sense.

— Gary Paulsen

“Reading is not daily its a life style for all readers.”

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“Brian looked back and for a moment felt afraid because the wolf was so... so right. He knew Brian, knew him and owned him…

— Gary Paulsen

“he’s not stupid, he’s just not observant.”

— Gary Paulsen

I tried to contain myself... but I escaped!

— Gary Paulsen

I can't rightly say where deciding to write about the American Revolution came from; I had bits and pieces of information about the war…

— Gary Paulsen

We make a mistake in thinking we own pets - the animals open their lives up and make us a part of them.

— Gary Paulsen

...this beginning motion, this first time when a sail truly filled and the boat took life and knifed across the lake under perfect control,…

— Gary Paulsen

The person who reads can bail, but the person who doesn't fails.

— Gary Paulsen

Patience, he thought. So much of this was patience - waiting, and thinking and doing things right. So much of all this, so much…

— Gary Paulsen