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Jean M. Auel QUOTES

Jean M. Auel QUOTES

1 " Life is neither static nor unchanging. With no individuality, there can be no change, no adaptation and, in an inherently changing world, any species unable to adapt is also doomed. "

― Jean M. Auel

2 " You learn to write by writing, and by reading and thinking about how writers have created their characters and invented their stories. If you are not a reader, don't even think about being a writer. "

― Jean M. Auel

3 " She loved him, more than she could ever find words for, but this love he felt for her was not quite the same. It wasn't so much stronger, as more demanding, more insistent. As though he feared he would lose that which he had finally won. "

― Jean M. Auel , The Mammoth Hunters (Earth's Children #3)

4 " The other mammoths were as protective of the dying as they were of newborns, and they gathered around tying to make the fallen one get up. When all was over, they buried the dead ancestor under piles of dirt, grass, leaves, or snow. Mammoths were even known to bury other dead animals, including humans. "

― Jean M. Auel , The Plains of Passage (Earth's Children #4)

5 " Again Creb grunted. It was the usual noncommittal comment used by men when responding to a woman. It carried only enough meaning to indicate the woman had been understood, without acknowledging too much significance in what she said. "

― Jean M. Auel

6 " You are strong, self-reliant, entirely able to take care of yourself and of me... You are fearless, courageous; you saved my life, nursed me back to health, hunted for my food, provided for my comfort. You don't need me. Yet you make me want to protect you, watch over you, make sure no harm comes to you. I could live with you all my life and never really know you; you have depths it would take many lifetimes to explore. You are wise and ancient... and as fresh and young as a woman as... And you are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. I love you more than life itself. "

― Jean M. Auel , The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2)

7 " You weren't being punished. You were waiting for me. "

― Jean M. Auel , The Mammoth Hunters (Earth's Children #3)

8 " Art was as much in the activity as in the results. Works of art were not just the finished product, but the thought, the action, the process that created them. "

― Jean M. Auel , The Mammoth Hunters (Earth's Children #3)

9 " They stared at each other, wanting each other, drawn to each other, but their silent shout of love went unheard in the roar of misunderstanding, and the clatter of culturally ingrained beliefs. "

― Jean M. Auel , The Mammoth Hunters (Earth's Children #3)

10 " A person could resist popular belief and stand up for personal principles, and though there may be consequences, not everything would necessarily be lost. In fact, something important might be gained, if only within oneself. "

― Jean M. Auel , The Mammoth Hunters (Earth's Children #3)

11 " But when did you see her, talk to me? When did you see her go into the cave? Why did you threaten to strike a spirit? You still don't understand, do you? You acknowledged her, Broud, she has beaten you. You did everything you could to her, you even cursed her. She's dead, and still she won. She was a woman, and she had more courage than you, Broud, more determination, more self-control. She was more man than you are. Ayla should have been the son of my mate. "

― Jean M. Auel , The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children #1)

12 " If you want to fall in love, you can't hold everything in. You have to open up, take that risk. You'll be hurt sometimes, but if you don't, you'll never be happy. The one you find may not be the kind of woman you expected to fall in love with, but it wont matter, you'll love her for exactly what she is. "

― Jean M. Auel , The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2)

13 " Ayla, I looked for you all my life and didn't know I was looking. You are everything I ever wanted, everything I ever dreamed of in a woman, and more. You are a fascinating enigma, a paradox. You are totally honest, open; you hide nothing: yet you are the most mysterious woman I've ever met. "

― Jean M. Auel , The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2)

14 " The earth we leave is beautiful and rich; it gave us all we needed for all the generations we have lived. How will you leave it when it is your turn? What can you do? "

― Jean M. Auel , The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children #1)

15 " The difference in the brains of men and women was imposed by nature, and only cemented by culture. "

― Jean M. Auel , The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children #1)

16 " When you are alone, you have all the time in the world to practice whistling like a bird. When there is no one in the world you can turn to, a horse or .even a lion may give you companionship. When you don't know if there is anyone in the world like you, you seek contact with something living however you can "

― Jean M. Auel , The Clan of the Cave Bear, the Valley of Horses, the Mammoth Hunters, the Plains of Passage (Earth's Children, #1-4)

17 " I don't know, Jondalar. Maybe you haven't found the right woman. Maybe the Mother has someone special for you. She doesn't make many like you. You are really more than most women could bear. If all your love were concentrated on one, it could overwhelm her, if she wasn't one to whom the Mother gave equal gifts. "

― Jean M. Auel , The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2)

18 " And their memory made them extraordinary. In them, the unconscious knowledge of ancestral behavior called instinct had evolved. Stored in the back of their large brains were not just their own memories, but the memories of their forebears. They could recall knowledge learned by their ancestors and, under special circumstances, they could go a step beyond. They could recall their racial memory, their own evolution. And when they reached back far enough, they could merge that memory that was identical for all and join their minds, telepathically. "

― Jean M. Auel , The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children #1)

19 " Sometimes women who aren’t perfect are more interesting; they’ve done more, or learned something. "

― Jean M. Auel , The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2)

20 " Ayla just didn't seem like a woman who was about to join and establish a new hearth with a man she loved. There was no joy, no excitement. Something was missing. Something called Jondalar. "

― Jean M. Auel , The Mammoth Hunters (Earth's Children #3)