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I had told the story of Reindeer Moon (1987) to my kids when they were little, and they loved it. Years later I was talking to a very good friend of mine about it, and she said, 'If you don't write it, it will never be written.' That was true, and I knew it, so I quit my job, moved to New Hampshire, and started writing.

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

What do dogs want? They want each other. Human beings are merely a cynomorphic substitute.

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

Dogs who chase cars evidently see them as large, unruly ungulates badly in need of discipline and shepherding.

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

Every dog might wish to be Dog One, but like us, most dogs want membership in the group even more than they want supremacy over others, so that as soon as each dog is content with his place, the social system must seem reassuringly solid to them, firm and dependable, like a good, strong ladder.

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

People didn't think animals thought, or remembered, or had minds! They most certainly do: any pet owner knows more than a lot of scientists about animals.

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

In the past even scientists have been led to believe that only human beings have thoughts or emotions. Of course, nothing could be further from the truth... After all, thoughts and emotions have evolutionary value.

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

Born: September 13, 1931 (age 93)

Bio: Elizabeth Marshall Thomas is an American author. She has published fiction and non-fiction books and articles on animal behavior, Paleolithic life, and the !Kung Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert.

Known for:

The hidden life of dogs (1993)
The Harmless People (1959)
Reindeer Moon (1987)
The Old Way (2006)
The tribe of tiger (1994)

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