Jean M. Auel

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

#love #love

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

#change #individuality #life #variety #change

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

#writing #inspirational

You weren't being punished. You were waiting for me. ↗

— Jean M. Auel

#destiny #fate #jondalar #love #love

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

#jondalar #love #love

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

#artistry #creativity #process #art

I don't write for publishers, certainly not for critics, and not for readers, But I am delighted that so many people have found my books enjoyable and want to continue to read them. ↗

— Jean M. Auel

#books #certainly #continue #critics #delighted

I can't tell you any more than any other writer can tell you why they write, and I don't know what my influences are. ↗

— Jean M. Auel

#i #influences #know #more #other

From the beginning, the series has been story driven - I began with a story idea - but research feeds it. ↗

— Jean M. Auel

#began #beginning #driven #feeds #i

I probably read 100 times more than I write, but that way when I move my characters through it, I know. ↗

— Jean M. Auel

#i #i write #know #more #move