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The stars you see at night are the unblinking eyes of sleeping elephants, who sleep with one eye open to best keep watch over us.

— Gregory Colbert Ashes and Snow : A Novel in Letters (2005)

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The whales do not sing because they have an answer. They sing because they have a song.

Ashes and Snow : A Novel in Letters (2005)

We need to renegotiate our contract with nature. Ecology is a unifying force that can diminish intolerance and expand our empathy towards others—both human and animal.

I have invented nothing. I have simply documented a magical alchemy that I want to share.

If you look at Paleolithic cave paintings, you see how people were depicted inside nature, not outside it. It was a kind of dream time. That’s what I’m exploring.

In exploring the shared language and poetic sensibilities of all animals, I am working toward rediscovering the common ground that once existed when people lived in harmony with animals.

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