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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-craighead-george/i-believe-that-if-a-child-has-a-feel-for-writing-and-wants-to-write/)

[Jean Craighead George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-craighead-george/)

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## More by Jean Craighead George

> [To be a writer you should read, write and talk to people, hear their knowledge, hear their problems. Be a good listener. The rest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-craighead-george/to-be-a-writer-you-should-read-write-and-talk-to-people-hear-their/)

[Jean Craighead George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-craighead-george/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-craighead-george/i-am-actually-looking-most-forward-to-seeing-the-country-again-it-s-a/)

[Jean Craighead George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-craighead-george/)

> [I love to travel, but when I really want to escape, I read a book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-craighead-george/i-love-to-travel-but-when-i-really-want-to-escape-i-read-a-book/)

[Jean Craighead George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-craighead-george/)

> [I just love the world around me and wanted my audience to love and appreciate it too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-craighead-george/i-just-love-the-world-around-me-and-wanted-my-audience-to-love-and/)

[Jean Craighead George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-craighead-george/)

> [Cat talk is a complicated, self-centered language. If you speak to your cat first, it probably won't speak back. Cats initiate conversations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-craighead-george/cat-talk-is-a-complicated-self-centered-language-if-you-speak-to-your/)

[Jean Craighead George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-craighead-george/)

> [Cats ... are completely self-sufficient and can leave you at any time and go off and make a living. And yet cats can have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-craighead-george/cats-are-completely-self-sufficient-and-can-leave-you-at-any-time-and/)

[Jean Craighead George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-craighead-george/)

> [“There the old Eskimo hunters she had known in her childhood thought the riches of life were intelligence, fearlessness, and love. A man with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-craighead-george/there-the-old-eskimo-hunters-she-had-known-in-her-childhood-thought/)

[Jean Craighead George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-craighead-george/)

> [Most birds are geniuses. We had one that became a pet; he learned to talk, use tools and solve problems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-craighead-george/most-birds-are-geniuses-we-had-one-that-became-a-pet-he-learned-to/)

[Jean Craighead George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-craighead-george/)

> [The dog wags its tail only at living things. A tail wag, the equivalent of a human smile, is bestowed upon people, dogs ,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-craighead-george/the-dog-wags-its-tail-only-at-living-things-a-tail-wag-the-equivalent/)

[Jean Craighead George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-craighead-george/)

> [There is something all life has in common, and when I know what it is I shall know myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-craighead-george/there-is-something-all-life-has-in-common-and-when-i-know-what-it-is/)

[Jean Craighead George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-craighead-george/)

> [I must say this now about that first fire. It was magic. Out of dead tinder and grass and sticks came a live warm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-craighead-george/i-must-say-this-now-about-that-first-fire-it-was-magic-out-of-dead/)

[Jean Craighead George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-craighead-george/)

> [That is the greatest gift my books have given me; what it means and has done for the kids.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-craighead-george/that-is-the-greatest-gift-my-books-have-given-me-what-it-means-and/)

[Jean Craighead George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-craighead-george/)

> [“When the wolves are gone there will be too many caribou grazing the grass and the lemmings will starve. Without the lemmings the foxes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-craighead-george/when-the-wolves-are-gone-there-will-be-too-many-caribou-grazing-the/)

[Jean Craighead George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-craighead-george/)

> [“Maybe the Europeans once thought the earth was flat, but the Eskimos always knew it was round. One only needed to look at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-craighead-george/maybe-the-europeans-once-thought-the-earth-was-flat-but-the-eskimos/)

[Jean Craighead George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-craighead-george/)

> [Chicken is Good! It tastes like chicken.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-craighead-george/chicken-is-good-it-tastes-like-chicken/)

[Jean Craighead George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-craighead-george/)

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