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Jean M. Auel, born on February 18, 1936, is a renowned American writer. Her works are known for their depiction of ancient human life and culture, with her most famous series being 'The Clan of the Cave Bear'. Auel's novels often blend history, archaeology, and anthropology, and are highly appreciated by readers.

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“It may be a stone you have never seen before or a root with a special shape that has meaning for you. You must learn to understand with your heart and mind, not your eyes and ears, then you will know.”

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Book:The Clan of the Cave Bear

Source: The Clan of the Cave Bear

“The test is not just something hard to do, the test is knowing you can do it.”

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Book:The Clan of the Cave Bear

Source: The Clan of the Cave Bear

“Ayla loved these moments of solitude. Basking in the sun, feeling relaxed and content, she thought about nothing in particular, except the beautiful day and how happy she was.”

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Book:The Clan of the Cave Bear

Source: The Clan of the Cave Bear

“My fiction is reviewed by the mainstream press, by science fiction periodicals, romance magazines, small press publications and various other journals, including some usually devoted to archaeological and other science material.”

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Author:Jean M. Auel

“Science Fiction is not just about the future of space ships travelling to other planets, it is fiction based on science and I am using science as my basis for my fiction, but it's the science of prehistory - palaeontology and archaeology - rather than astronomy or physics.”

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“I could write historical fiction, or science fiction, or a mystery but since I find it fascinating to research the clues of some little know period and develop a story based on that, I will probably continue to do it.”

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Author:Jean M. Auel

“I have been a reader of Science Fiction and Fantasy for a long time, since I was 11 or 12 I think, so I understand it and I'm not at all surprised that readers of the genre might enjoy my books.”

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“Of the two, I would think of my work as closer to Science Fiction than Fantasy.”

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“I have heard Science Fiction and Fantasy referred to as the fiction of ideas, and I like that definition, but it's the mainstream public that chooses my books for the most part.”

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Author:Jean M. Auel