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Paul Gallico was a British novelist born on July 26, 1897, and died on July 15, 1976. Known for his adventure and exploration-themed novels, his works have been beloved by readers worldwide.

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Famous Paul Gallico Quotes

“To die is to depart, to go away from these things forever and become one with the generations that have preceded us since the beginning of time, a whispered memory in the bones and whiskers of the generations to come.”

Inspirational Life

Book:Thomasina

Source: Thomasina

“This is her home now--of her own free will.”

Home

Book:The Snow Goose

Source: The Snow Goose

“Peter thought that he had noticed the shine of tears in her eyes, though of course it couldn't be so, since he had never heard of cats shedding tears. It was only later he was to learn that they could both laugh and cry.”

Cry Tears Laughter Cat Crying Laugh Cats

Book:Jennie

Source: Jennie

“It was night now, bright with moon fragment and stars and northern glow.”

Night Stars Moon

Book:The Snow Goose

Source: The Snow Goose

“When in doubt ― any kind of doubt ― wash!”

Doubt Cats Washing

Book:Jennie

Source: Jennie

“The setting sun had turned the blue sky a brilliant orange, then soft pink merging to pearl; the plum velvet of night had come out of the east, spangled with stars.”

Dusk Sunsets Sunset Sky

Book:Ludmila: A Story Of Liechtenstein

Source: Ludmila: A Story Of Liechtenstein

“When in doubt - wash!”

Cat Behavior

Book:Jennie

Source: Jennie

“Yes, I learned to hate, Peter, and that is worse than being sick, or starved, or thirsty, or in pain.”

Hate Hatred

Book:Jennie

Source: Jennie

“No game in the world is as tidy and dramatically neat as baseball, with cause and effect, crime and punishment, motive and result, so cleanly defined.”

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Book:Farewell to Sport

Source: Farewell to Sport

“No one has ever been able to discover how they [cats] make this subtle sound, and what is more, no one ever will. It is a secret that has endured from the very beginning of the time of cats and will never be revealed.”

Able Sound Secret Cat Subtle Purring

Book:The silent miaow: a manual for kittens, strays, and homeless cats

Source: The silent miaow: a manual for kittens, strays, and homeless cats

“You learn eventually that, while there are no villains, there are no heroes either. And until you make the final discovery that there are only human beings, who are therefore all the more fascinating, you are liable to miss something.”

Humans Human Beings Missing Hero Discovery Finals Fascinating Villain Liable

Book:Farewell to Sport

Source: Farewell to Sport

“If there is any larceny in a man, golf will bring it out.”

Ifs Men Golf Golfers Golf Course Golfing Handicaps Golf Life Funny Golf Funny Golfing Golf Humor Humorous Golf Larceny

Book:Farewell to Sport

Source: Farewell to Sport

“Hockey is a fast, body-contact game played by men with clubs in their hands and knives laced to their feet.”

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Author:Paul Gallico

“Kittens can happen to anyone.”

Happens Humanity Animal Cat Pet Kitten

Book:The silent miaow: a manual for kittens, strays, and homeless cats

Source: The silent miaow: a manual for kittens, strays, and homeless cats

“A cat doesn't linger over making it's desires felt.”

Desire Felt Cat

Author:Paul Gallico

“Everything a cat is and does physically is to me beautiful, lovely, stimulating, soothing, attractive and an enchantment.”

Doe Beautiful Cat Lovely Attractive Soothing Enchantment

Book:Honorable Cat

Source: Honorable Cat

“No one can be as calculatedly rude as the British, which amazes Americans, who do not understand studied insult and can only offer abuse as a substitute.”

Inspirational Offers Abuse British Novelists Insult Substitutes Rude Insulting Rudeness Verbal Abuse Britons

Author:Paul Gallico

“It is only when you open your veins and bleed onto the page a little that you establish contact with your reader. If you do not believe in the characters or the story you are doing at that moment with all your mind, strength, and will, if you don't feel joy and excitement while writing it, then you're wasting good white paper, even if it sells, because there are other ways in which a writer can bring in the rent money besides writing bad or phony stories.”

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Author:Paul Gallico

“It is the custom to sneer at the modern apartment-house, television, big-city Christmas, with its commercial taint . . . office parties, artificial . . . Christmas trees . . . but future generations in search of their lost Christmases may well remember its innocence; yes, and its beauty, too.”

“There is the little matter of disposal of droppings in which the cat is far ahead of its rivals. The dog is somehow thrilled by what he or any of his friends have produced, hates to leave it, adores smelling it, and sometimes eats it.”

Littles Sometimes Matter Hate Dog Training Cat Adore Rivals Dropping Dog Training

Book:Honorable Cat

Source: Honorable Cat

“It is only when you open your veins and bleed onto the page a little that you establish contact with your reader.”

Littles Reader Pages Contact Veins White Paper

Book:Confessions of a Story Writer

Source: Confessions of a Story Writer

“When two people loved each other they worked together always, two against the world, a little company. Joy was shared; trouble was split. You had an ally.”

People World Littles Two Together Joy Company Family Trouble Allies Splits

Author:Paul Gallico

“One is always seeking the touchstone that will dissolve one's deficiencies as a person and as a craftsman. And one is always bumping up against the fact that there is none except hard work, concentration, and continued application.”

Persons Hard Facts Work Hard Work Seeking Concentration Application Deficiency Craftsman Touchstones

Book:Further Confessions of a Story Writer: Stories Old and New

Source: Further Confessions of a Story Writer: Stories Old and New

“If you like cats and have some, you get kittens; and if you like kittens and enjoy having them about, they grow up and you get more cats.”

Ifs Grows Enjoy Growing Up Cat Kitten

Book:Honorable Cat

Source: Honorable Cat

About the Author

Born: July 26, 1897
Died: July 15, 1976
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 24

Books & Sources

JennieRelated source material

Farewell to SportRelated source material

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The Snow GooseRelated source material

The silent miaow: a manual for kittens, strays, and homeless catsRelated source material

Confessions of a Story WriterRelated source material

Further Confessions of a Story Writer: Stories Old and NewRelated source material

Ludmila: A Story Of LiechtensteinRelated source material

ThomasinaRelated source material

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