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> [I love the idea of species fluidity, I guess, the sense of the maiden inherent in the swan or seal, the youth inherent in the bear or deer. After all, human beings are animals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/delia-sherman/i-love-the-idea-of-species-fluidity-i-guess-the-sense-of-the-maiden/)

[Delia Sherman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/delia-sherman/)

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## More by Delia Sherman

> [“All my life I have written letters - to our mother, our relatives, a wide circle of friends and acquaintance, to my husband, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/delia-sherman/all-my-life-i-have-written-letters-to-our-mother-our-relatives-a-wide/)

[Delia Sherman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/delia-sherman/)

> [Not all animal brides are doomed. Not all men are greedy or violent or possessive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/delia-sherman/not-all-animal-brides-are-doomed-not-all-men-are-greedy-or-violent-or/)

[Delia Sherman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/delia-sherman/)

> [The fact that I seem to prefer seals over any other animal brides is something I hadn't actually realized until this moment. Perhaps it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/delia-sherman/the-fact-that-i-seem-to-prefer-seals-over-any-other-animal-brides-is/)

[Delia Sherman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/delia-sherman/)

> [What was the good of dreaming of adventure if you turned your back on the first one that came your way?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/delia-sherman/what-was-the-good-of-dreaming-of-adventure-if-you-turned-your-back-on/)

[Delia Sherman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/delia-sherman/)

> [Many fairy tales and ballads present us with animals who are nobler, truer, and kinder than the greedy human beings who desire to possess…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/delia-sherman/many-fairy-tales-and-ballads-present-us-with-animals-who-are-nobler/)

[Delia Sherman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/delia-sherman/)

> [I think happy, companionate marriages between men and women who respect each other (as far as is consistent with being actual human beings) should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/delia-sherman/i-think-happy-companionate-marriages-between-men-and-women-who/)

[Delia Sherman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/delia-sherman/)

> [“Anybody who can get through March without breaking a glass, a friendship, a secret, a promise, or somebody's nose is either a saint or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/delia-sherman/anybody-who-can-get-through-march-without-breaking-a-glass-a/)

[Delia Sherman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/delia-sherman/)

> [I can't rhyme for little green apples. What I can do is scan and make patterns.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/delia-sherman/i-can-t-rhyme-for-little-green-apples-what-i-can-do-is-scan-and-make/)

[Delia Sherman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/delia-sherman/)

> [“For me, creative energy is like an old-fashioned ground-water well. When the well is dry, it’s dry. I can dig all I like, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/delia-sherman/for-me-creative-energy-is-like-an-old-fashioned-ground-water-well/)

[Delia Sherman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/delia-sherman/)

> [Aren't we most aware of our animal natures when love or hunger or hatred burns through reason and encourages us to do exactly what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/delia-sherman/aren-t-we-most-aware-of-our-animal-natures-when-love-or-hunger-or/)

[Delia Sherman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/delia-sherman/)

> [I've always loved stories of animals and birds that can appear to be human, just by taking off their skins or their feathers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/delia-sherman/i-ve-always-loved-stories-of-animals-and-birds-that-can-appear-to-be/)

[Delia Sherman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/delia-sherman/)

> [Poetry, for me, conveys the essence of narrative rather than its particulars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/delia-sherman/poetry-for-me-conveys-the-essence-of-narrative-rather-than-its/)

[Delia Sherman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/delia-sherman/)

> [“His mama beat him with an ugly stick so hard, it gone straight on till his soul.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/delia-sherman/his-mama-beat-him-with-an-ugly-stick-so-hard-it-gone-straight-on-till/)

[Delia Sherman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/delia-sherman/)

> [I love the idea of species fluidity, I guess, the sense of the maiden inherent in the swan or seal, the youth inherent in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/delia-sherman/i-love-the-idea-of-species-fluidity-i-guess-the-sense-of-the-maiden/)

[Delia Sherman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/delia-sherman/)

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