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> [“he’s not stupid, he’s just not observant.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-paulsen/he-s-not-stupid-he-s-just-not-observant/)

[Gary Paulsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-paulsen/)

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## More by Gary Paulsen

> [And the last thought he had that morning as he closed his eyes was: I hope the tornado hit the moose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-paulsen/and-the-last-thought-he-had-that-morning-as-he-closed-his-eyes-was-i/)

[Gary Paulsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-paulsen/)

> [The person who reads can bail, but the person who doesn't fails.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-paulsen/the-person-who-reads-can-bail-but-the-person-who-doesn-t-fails/)

[Gary Paulsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-paulsen/)

> [...this beginning motion, this first time when a sail truly filled and the boat took life and knifed across the lake under perfect control,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-paulsen/this-beginning-motion-this-first-time-when-a-sail-truly-filled-and/)

[Gary Paulsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-paulsen/)

> [We make a mistake in thinking we own pets - the animals open their lives up and make us a part of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-paulsen/we-make-a-mistake-in-thinking-we-own-pets-the-animals-open-their/)

[Gary Paulsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-paulsen/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-paulsen/i-can-t-rightly-say-where-deciding-to-write-about-the-american/)

[Gary Paulsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-paulsen/)

> [“How could he? The”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-paulsen/how-could-he-the/)

[Gary Paulsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-paulsen/)

> [I tried to contain myself... but I escaped!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-paulsen/i-tried-to-contain-myself-but-i-escaped/)

[Gary Paulsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-paulsen/)

> [“he’s not stupid, he’s just not observant.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-paulsen/he-s-not-stupid-he-s-just-not-observant/)

[Gary Paulsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-paulsen/)

> [“Brian looked back and for a moment felt afraid because the wolf was so... so right. He knew Brian, knew him and owned him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-paulsen/brian-looked-back-and-for-a-moment-felt-afraid-because-the-wolf-was/)

[Gary Paulsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-paulsen/)

> [“Reading is not daily its a life style for all readers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-paulsen/reading-is-not-daily-its-a-life-style-for-all-readers/)

[gary paulsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-paulsen/)

> [That's all it took to solve problems - just sense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-paulsen/that-s-all-it-took-to-solve-problems-just-sense/)

[Gary Paulsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-paulsen/)

> [“kep on trying”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-paulsen/kep-on-trying/)

[Gary Paulsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-paulsen/)

> [“There is always a solution. For everything. Always. Sometimes it isn't pretty and takes a little longer, but there is still a solution.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-paulsen/there-is-always-a-solution-for-everything-always-sometimes-it-isn-t/)

[Gary Paulsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-paulsen/)

> [I am happiest in the brush and by myself - whether that's the woods of northern Minnesota or the wilds of Alaska behind a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-paulsen/i-am-happiest-in-the-brush-and-by-myself-whether-that-s-the-woods-of/)

[Gary Paulsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-paulsen/)

> [He did not know how long it took, but later he looked back on this time of crying in the corner of the dark…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-paulsen/he-did-not-know-how-long-it-took-but-later-he-looked-back-on-this/)

[Gary Paulsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-paulsen/)

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