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On the 17th of May, the Delos put out to sea. I was immediately affected with sea-sickness, which, however, lasted but a short time. I remained on deck constantly, forcing myself to exercise. ↗

— John James Audubon

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The worse my drawings were, the more beautiful did the originals appear. ↗

— John James Audubon

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To have been torn from the study would have been as death; my time was entirely occupied with art. ↗

— John James Audubon

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

— Jean M. Auel

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I think of my books as mainstream and that's were most people who read them look for them in book stores. ↗

— Jean M. Auel

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I'm just writing a story that I want to read. ↗

— Jean M. Auel

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It took some time to gather the research and develop it into the storyline, and to finally finish an origin myth poem that I had been working on for twenty years. ↗

— Jean M. Auel

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The idea led me into the research, which continues to give me more ideas for the story. ↗

— Jean M. Auel

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Though my books are written from a historical perspective, I have goon so far back that I am in the realm of prehistorical speculation rather than simple historical fact to weave my stories around. ↗

— Jean M. Auel

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The best way to forget ones self is to look at the world with attention and love. ↗

— Red Auerbach

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