Quotes from Julie of the Wolves

Jean Craighead George ·  176 pages

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“The scenes and events were beautiful color spots in her memory.”
― Jean Craighead George, quote from Julie of the Wolves


“Wolves are brotherly," he said. "They love each other, and if you learn to speak to them, they will love you too.”
― Jean Craighead George, quote from Julie of the Wolves


“Change your ways when fear seizes," he had said, "for it usually means you are doing something wrong.”
― Jean Craighead George, quote from Julie of the Wolves


“There the old Eskimo hunters she had known in her childhood thought the riches of life were intelligence, fearlessness, and love. A man with these gifts was rich and was a great spirit who was admired in the same way that the gussaks admired a man with money and goods.”
― Jean Craighead George, quote from Julie of the Wolves


“Yes, you are Eskimo," he had said. "And never forget it. We live as no other people can, for we truly understand the earth.”
― Jean Craighead George, quote from Julie of the Wolves



“Maybe the Europeans once thought the earth was flat, but the Eskimos always knew it was round. One only needed to look at the earth’s relatives, the sun and the moon, to know that.”
― Jean Craighead George, quote from Julie of the Wolves


“When the wolves are gone there will be too many caribou grazing the grass and the lemmings will starve. Without the lemmings the foxes and birds and weasels will die. Their passing will end smaller lives upon which even man depends, whether he knows it or not, and the top of the world will pass into silence.”
― Jean Craighead George, quote from Julie of the Wolves


“كان إيقاع الحياة هو مقياس الزمن في القطب الشمالي”
― Jean Craighead George, quote from Julie of the Wolves


“و أخذ النجم واهب الحياة يبزغ ببطء حتى صار مستديراً متوهجاً لونه الأحمر في كبد السماء”
― Jean Craighead George, quote from Julie of the Wolves


“حين يتملكك الخوف، غير مما أنت فاعله، فإنك تفعل شيئاً فارقه الصواب”
― Jean Craighead George, quote from Julie of the Wolves



About the author

Jean Craighead George
Born place: in Washington, District of Columbia, The United States
Born date July 2, 1919
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