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I'd been interested in animal behaviour as a teenager and had thought of studying it at one point. — Michelle Paver

It's true to say that once I've got the bare bones of a story, I often get ideas from my own research trips to faraway places. — Michelle Paver

If you're warm enough when you set out, you're wearing too many clothes. — Michelle Paver

For a child, reading a book can be such an intense experience. — Michelle Paver

In a ghost story, usually you've got to hang on until daylight, and you'll be alright. But if daylight's four months away, then you have a problem. — Michelle Paver

I definitely don't write with any kind of 'message' or 'lesson,' probably because when I was a child, I used to run a mile from books like that. — Michelle Paver

All stories come from the subconscious - which is why it doesn't make sense to over-plan. — Michelle Paver

I think true wilderness can still be found, but it's hard to reach and dangerous when you get there, which is probably why it still exists. — Michelle Paver

If you get a sense that your writing isn't quite working, change it. Or cut it out. Don't just tell yourself it'll do, because it won't. — Michelle Paver

I could be less impatient with people. I sometimes judge by impressions. — Michelle Paver

What kind of idiot bird sings in the middle of the night?... I wish it'd shut up and let me sleep! - Pirra — Michelle Paver

Choas errupted amoung the watchers. They didn't think it was over at all. "He cheated! He used fire!"
"No, he won fairly enough!" — Michelle Paver

Never been so intensely watched by a creature who would kill me if it got the chance. I stared at it, and I felt death staring back. A — Michelle Paver

A man crawls into a tomb to die. A boy crawls in to live. You think that's chance? — Michelle Paver

Mostly, research is much more fun than the actual writing. — Michelle Paver

There's always a choice,' said Torak, and walked backward off the cliff. — Michelle Paver

Sometimes there's no warning. Nothing at all. — Michelle Paver

A lot of my writing is wish-fulfilment, making things the way I want them to be. — Michelle Paver

Vengeance burns,Torak." said Fin-Kedinn as the river bore him away. "It burns your heart. It makes the pain worse. Dont let that happen to you. — Michelle Paver

Evil exists in us all, Torak. Some fight it. Some feed it. That's how it's always been. — Michelle Paver

When a wolf doesn't want to do something, they look really cute. — Michelle Paver

How odd, that light should prevent one from seeing. — Michelle Paver

Fear is the loneliest feeling. You can be in a throng of people, but if you're afraid, you're on your own. — Michelle Paver

I'm quite happy trekking around Greenland on my own, but those big book tours in America or the Far East are the only time I ever really feel lonely. — Michelle Paver

Run, Torak! The bear...is...possessed... — Michelle Paver

People often ask writers where they get their inspiration, and for me, the short answer is that I haven't a clue; I'm just grateful that I get them. — Michelle Paver

Toark woke with a jolt from a sleep he'd never meant to have. — Michelle Paver

I've wanted to write a ghost story for years, and my main aim was to write the most frightening ghost story that I could think of. — Michelle Paver

I loved the myths of ancient Greece and Egypt. — Michelle Paver

Indigenous people all over the world take quite a lot of trouble with their hair and their clothes. — Michelle Paver

Men like that - when they know they won't be found out - they will do anything. — Michelle Paver

Even if you plan your book, the actual writing is unplanned. — Michelle Paver