Inspirational Quotes 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…

— 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…

— Jean Craighead George

I love to travel, but when I really want to escape, I read a book.

— Jean Craighead George

I just love the world around me and wanted my audience to love and appreciate it too.

— 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.

— 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…

— 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…

— Jean Craighead George

Most birds are geniuses. We had one that became a pet; he learned to talk, use tools and solve problems.

— 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 ,…

— Jean Craighead George

There is something all life has in common, and when I know what it is I shall know myself.

— 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…

— Jean Craighead George

That is the greatest gift my books have given me; what it means and has done for the kids.

— Jean Craighead George