“By the time I got to kindergarten, I was surprised to find out I was t...” — Jean Craighead George Quote

“By the time I got to kindergarten, I was surprised to find out I was the only kid with a turkey vulture.”

“Most of these wild animals depart in autumn when the sun changes their behavior and they feel the urge to migrate or go off alone. While they are with us, however, they become characters in my books, articles, and stories.”

“I have a perfect life where I read; I go out into the wilderness and camp. I meet scientists and learn about their studies of wild animals, and then I come home... and start creating the world I have seen.”

“My parents were so relaxed by the time I was growing up that I got away with a lot more.”

“By the time I would have graduated, at 22, I was a writer and featured performer on Saturday Night Live.”

“By the time I was a teenager, I weighed 400 pounds.”