I first became aware of the delights of the natural world when my father, an entomologist, presented me with what looked like a twig. When it got up and walked, my delight was such that I wrote a poem, 'To a Walking Stick.' Jean Craighead George More Quotes by Jean Craighead George More Quotes From Jean Craighead George Be you writer or reader, it is very pleasant to run away in a book. Jean Craighead George reader running book I love to travel, but when I really want to escape, I read a book. Jean Craighead George want book I throw back my head, and, feeling free as the wind, breathe in the fresh mountain air. Although I am heavy-hearted, my spirits are rising. To walk in nature is always good medicine. Jean Craighead George medicine air wind To be a writer you should read, write and talk to people, hear their knowledge, hear their problems. Be a good listener. The rest will come. Jean Craighead George problem writing people That is the greatest gift my books have given me; what it means and has done for the kids. Jean Craighead George mean kids book There is something all life has in common, and when I know what it is I shall know myself. Jean Craighead George knows common The dog wags its tail only at living things. Jean Craighead George butterfly cat dog 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 there were an inspiration in my book My Side of the Mountain Jean Craighead George beautiful country book I just love the world around me and wanted my audience to love and appreciate it too. Jean Craighead George appreciate wanted world I love to write and I love the natural world. Everything I've written about I've found exciting and it has never left me at a loss for words. I've always just done what I love. Jean Craighead George done loss writing Most birds are geniuses. We had one that became a pet; he learned to talk, use tools and solve problems. Jean Craighead George tools pet bird Chicken is Good! It tastes like chicken. Jean Craighead George chickens taste Cats ... are completely self-sufficient and can leave you at any time and go off and make a living. And yet cats can have warm and loving relationships with humans. Jean Craighead George loving-relationships cat self 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 cat self firsts 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 happening to them. It is a lot easier and they know the subject better if they use something out of their everyday lives as an inspiration. Read stories, listen to stories, to develop an understanding of what stories are all about. Jean Craighead George inspiration believe children We humans will never know how meadows or mountains smell, but deer and horses and pigs do. Bando sniffs deeply and shakes his head. We were left out when it comes to smelling things, he says. I would love to be able to smell a mountain and follow my nose to it. Jean Craighead George smell horse pigs I must say this now about that first fire. It was magic. Out of dead tinder and grass and sticks came a live warm light. It cracked and snapped and smoked and filled the woods with brightness. It lighted the trees and made them warm and friendly. It stood tall and bright and held back the night. Jean Craighead George light fire night When fear seizes, change what you are doing. You are doing something wrong. Jean Craighead George doing-you Most of these wild animals depart in autumn when the sun changes their behavior and they feel the urge to migrate or go off alone. While they are with us, however, they become characters in my books, articles, and stories. Jean Craighead George alone feel autumn sun A falcon is the perfect hunter. Jean Craighead George hunter falcon perfect
