Words are alive--when I've found a story that I love, I read it again and again, like playing a favorite song over and over. Reading isn't passive--I enter the story with the characters, breathe their air, feel their frustrations, scream… — Gary Paulsen Copy Share Image
“Why do I read? I just can't help myself. I read to learn and to grow, to laugh and to be motivated. I read to understand things I've never been exposed to. I read when I'm crabby, when I've just… — Gary Paulsen Copy Share Image
And the last thought he had that morning as he closed his eyes was: I hope the tornado hit the moose. — Gary Paulsen Copy Share Image
...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 Copy Share Image
We make a mistake in thinking we own pets - the animals open their lives up and make us a part of them. — Gary Paulsen Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
