The Talking Earth Quotes

“That turtle is fearless. She has to be. She carries the Earth on her back.”
― Jean Craighead George, The Talking Earth: An Everglades Survival Story About a Seminole Girl, Animal Companions, and Spiritual Discovery for Kids

“Charlie Wind once told me we must keep the animals on Earth, for they know everything: how to keep warm, predict the storms, live in darkness or blazing sun, how to navigate the skies, to organize societies, how to make chemicals and fireproof skins. The animals know the Earth as we do not.”
― Jean Craighead George, The Talking Earth: An Everglades Survival Story About a Seminole Girl, Animal Companions, and Spiritual Discovery for Kids

“There is an old Indian legend that says the Earth rests on the back of the quiet turtle, who carries all our troubles and woes.”
― Jean Craighead George, The Talking Earth: An Everglades Survival Story About a Seminole Girl, Animal Companions, and Spiritual Discovery for Kids