I believe that if a child has a feel for writing and wants to write, there is an audience. Children should just dive in and go at it. I would encourage children to write about themselves and things that are… — Jean Craighead George Copy Share Image
To be a writer you should read, write and talk to people, hear their knowledge, hear their problems. Be a good listener. The rest… — Jean Craighead George Copy Share
I am actually looking most forward to seeing the country again. It's a wonderful town and the wilderness around there is beautiful. The falls… — Jean Craighead George Copy Share
I love to travel, but when I really want to escape, I read a book. — Jean Craighead George Copy Share
I just love the world around me and wanted my audience to love and appreciate it too. — Jean Craighead George Copy Share
Cat talk is a complicated, self-centered language. If you speak to your cat first, it probably won't speak back. Cats initiate conversations. — Jean Craighead George Copy Share
Cats ... are completely self-sufficient and can leave you at any time and go off and make a living. And yet cats can have… — Jean Craighead George Copy Share
“There the old Eskimo hunters she had known in her childhood thought the riches of life were intelligence, fearlessness, and love. A man with… — Jean Craighead George Copy Share
Most birds are geniuses. We had one that became a pet; he learned to talk, use tools and solve problems. — Jean Craighead George Copy Share
The dog wags its tail only at living things. A tail wag, the equivalent of a human smile, is bestowed upon people, dogs ,… — Jean Craighead George Copy Share
There is something all life has in common, and when I know what it is I shall know myself. — Jean Craighead George Copy Share
I must say this now about that first fire. It was magic. Out of dead tinder and grass and sticks came a live warm… — Jean Craighead George Copy Share
That is the greatest gift my books have given me; what it means and has done for the kids. — Jean Craighead George Copy Share
“When the wolves are gone there will be too many caribou grazing the grass and the lemmings will starve. Without the lemmings the foxes… — Jean Craighead George Copy Share
“Maybe the Europeans once thought the earth was flat, but the Eskimos always knew it was round. One only needed to look at the… — Jean Craighead George Copy Share
