Edward Hoagland — American Author born on December 21, 1932,

Edward Hoagland is an author best known for his nature and travel writing... (wikipedia)

Once I climbed into a mountain lion's cage and she bounded at me and put her paw on my face, but she kept her claws withdrawn.
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.
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.
Many people have believed that they were Chosen, but none more baldly than the Texans.
Like a kick in the butt, the force of events wakes slumberous talents.