Edward Hoagland quotes

In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to be semi-human. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog. (Edward Hoagland)
Country people do not behave as if they think life is short; they live on the principle that it is long, and savor variations of the kind best appreciated if most days are the same. View quote
Edward Hoagland
Many people have believed that they were Chosen, but none more baldly than the Texans. View quote
Edward Hoagland
Once I climbed into a mountain lion's cage and she bounded at me and put her paw on my face, but she kept her claws withdrawn. View quote
Edward Hoagland
There were periods during my childhood when I stammered so badly I couldn't talk at all. View quote
Edward Hoagland
Men greet each other with a sock on the arm, women with a hug, and the hug wears better in the long run. View quote
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Animals are stylized characters in a kind of old saga - stylized because even the most acute of them have little leeway as they play out their parts. View quote
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Land of opportunity, land for the huddled masses where would the opportunity have been without the genocide of those Old Guard, bristling Indian tribes? View quote
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Like a kick in the butt, the force of events wakes slumberous talents. View quote
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Black bears, though, are not fearsome. I encountered one on the road to my house in Vermont, alone at night. I picked up two stones just in case, but I wasn't afraid of him. I felt a hunter's exhilaration and a brotherly feeling. View quote
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A writer's work is to witness things. (Edward Hoagland)
City people try to buy time as a rule, when they can, whereas country people are prepared to kill time, although both try to cherish in their mind's eye the notion of a better life ahead. View quote
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The question of whether it's God's green earth is not at center stage, except in the sense that if so, one is reminded with some regularity that He may be dying. View quote
Edward Hoagland

Edward Hoagland

Occupation: American Author
Born: December 21, 1932
Quotes count: 13