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> [Every culture from the Egyptians to the Mayans to the American Indians to the Bedouins created bestiaries that enabled them to express…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-colbert/every-culture-from-the-egyptians-to-the-mayans-to-the-american/)

[Gregory Colbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-colbert/)

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> [The stars you see at night are the unblinking eyes of sleeping elephants, who sleep with one eye open to best keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-colbert/the-stars-you-see-at-night-are-the-unblinking-eyes-of-sleeping/)

[Gregory Colbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-colbert/)

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> [Letter 1 To the princess of the elephants, I disappeared exactly one year ago. On that day I received a letter. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-colbert/letter-1-to-the-princess-of-the-elephants-i-disappeared-exactly-one/)

[Gregory Colbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-colbert/)

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## Other authors on Elephants

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- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-gautama-buddha-37107.jpg) Gautama Buddha 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/elephants/gautama-buddha/)
- [Mehmet Murat Ildan 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/elephants/mehmet-murat-ildan/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-hurt-51650.jpg) John Hurt 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/elephants/john-hurt/)

## More by Gregory Colbert

> [Feather to fire,fire to blood Blood to bone,bone to marrow Marrow to ashes,ashes to snow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-colbert/feather-to-fire-fire-to-blood-blood-to-bone-bone-to-marrow-marrow-to/)

[Gregory Colbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-colbert/)

> [“Letter 4 As I lay dreaming, Montezuma introduced himself and put his hand on my shoulder. The palm of the Aztec king felt like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-colbert/letter-4-as-i-lay-dreaming-montezuma-introduced-himself-and-put-his/)

[Gregory Colbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-colbert/)

> [If you look at Paleolithic cave paintings, you see how people were depicted inside nature, not outside it. It was a kind of dream…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-colbert/if-you-look-at-paleolithic-cave-paintings-you-see-how-people-were/)

[Gregory Colbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-colbert/)

> [Every culture from the Egyptians to the Mayans to the American Indians to the Bedouins created bestiaries that enabled them to express their relationship…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-colbert/every-culture-from-the-egyptians-to-the-mayans-to-the-american/)

[Gregory Colbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-colbert/)

> [“Letter 74 I still have the first letter that you wrote to me. I carry it with me like a garden in my pocket.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-colbert/letter-74-i-still-have-the-first-letter-that-you-wrote-to-me-i-carry/)

[Gregory Colbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-colbert/)

> [I spent all my time at school in the library. Bad teachers can teach you to learn on your own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-colbert/i-spent-all-my-time-at-school-in-the-library-bad-teachers-can-teach/)

[Gregory Colbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-colbert/)

> [“Letter 90 When I used to sit up late at night writing in our bed, I was calmed by the sound of your breathing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-colbert/letter-90-when-i-used-to-sit-up-late-at-night-writing-in-our-bed-i/)

[Gregory Colbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-colbert/)

> [The stars you see at night are the unblinking eyes of sleeping elephants, who sleep with one eye open to best keep watch over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-colbert/the-stars-you-see-at-night-are-the-unblinking-eyes-of-sleeping/)

[Gregory Colbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-colbert/)

> [The whales do not sing because they have an answer, they sing because they have a song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-colbert/the-whales-do-not-sing-because-they-have-an-answer-they-sing-because/)

[Gregory Colbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-colbert/)

> [“Letter 68 A pod of whales was lying like long reclining Buddhas on the sea. My sister and I put our ears to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-colbert/letter-68-a-pod-of-whales-was-lying-like-long-reclining-buddhas-on/)

[Gregory Colbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-colbert/)

> [Is it only humans that look up with wonder at the stars and the vastness of the universe?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-colbert/is-it-only-humans-that-look-up-with-wonder-at-the-stars-and-the/)

[Gregory Colbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-colbert/)

> [I have invented nothing. I have simply documented a magical alchemy that I want to share.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-colbert/i-have-invented-nothing-i-have-simply-documented-a-magical-alchemy/)

[Gregory Colbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-colbert/)

> [Letter 1 To the princess of the elephants, I disappeared exactly one year ago. On that day I received a letter. It called me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-colbert/letter-1-to-the-princess-of-the-elephants-i-disappeared-exactly-one/)

[Gregory Colbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-colbert/)

> [“Letter 17 Morning. The snow was falling outside. There was a white silence. My mother and I sat facing my father at the dining…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-colbert/letter-17-morning-the-snow-was-falling-outside-there-was-a-white/)

[Gregory Colbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-colbert/)

> [When I started Ashes and Snow in 1992, I set out to explore the relationship between man and animals from the inside out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-colbert/when-i-started-ashes-and-snow-in-1992-i-set-out-to-explore-the/)

[Gregory Colbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-colbert/)

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