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

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 al….

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 encoura….

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..

When fear seizes, change what you are doing. You are doing something wrong..

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 i….

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 s….

The dog wags its tail only at living things. A tail wag, the equivalent of a human smile, is bestowed upon people, dogs , cats, squirrels, even mi….

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 ….

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 relationshi….

Cat talk is a complicated, self-centered language. If you speak to your cat first, it probably won't speak back. Cats initiate conversations..

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 w….

Be you writer or reader, it is very pleasant to run away in a book..

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

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

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

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

Chicken is Good! It tastes like chicken..