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“Their lives and behaviors mirrored our own contradictions and complexities: social hierarchy tempered by compassion, contention mixed with cooperation, the admirable side by side with the abhorrent. Among all their qualities there were many we admired, but one stands out more than any other, especially considering all that has befallen them at the hands of man. Wolves can forgive.”
― Jim Dutcher, The Wisdom of Wolves: Lessons From the Sawtooth Pack

“Our lives are richer when we listen to what wolves have to teach us.”
― Jim and Jamie Dutcher

“EACH AND EVERY WOLF has a story to share. Can we be trusted to listen? In a time when humans are wantonly and brutally exploiting wolves and numerous other nonhuman animal beings, it is essential that we pay very close attention to what they are saying to us as they try to adapt to a world in which their interests are far too often and universally trumped “in the name of humans.” It’s pretty simple: We rule, other animals have to do what we want them to do or they suffer the consequences of our narrow and anthropocentric demands that seriously compromise their well-being and their very”
― Jim Dutcher, The Wisdom of Wolves: Lessons from the Sawtooth Pack

“It’s strange how you give the people you love so much power over you.”
― Tara Westover, Educated