We have doomed the wolf not for what it is, but for what we deliberately and mistakenly perceive it to be –the mythologized epitome of a savage ruthless killer – which is, in reality, no more than a reflected image of ourself.Farley Mowat
It is a lot of rot that the wolf is savage. I'm getting to know him well and he is a decent sort of chap.Farley Mowat
Arctic travel and life in general would be much less complicated if there were some effectual and convenient means of dealing with the softer human emotions.Farley Mowat
The stark realities that lay behind the pious facade of government-operated oblivion factories frightened the policy makers of officialdom more than any number of artic blizzards.Farley Mowat
Simplicity is the key to understanding.Farley Mowat
Welcome cried the sea! All our distrust is folly!Farley Mowat
I am weary and feeling somewhat like an outcast in the paradise that is George River. I have seen no other human beings since my arrival, and I am not particularly anxious to.Farley Mowat
The stark silence of the arctic speaks volumes to those willing enough to listen.Farley Mowat
Anger, tetchiness, impatience and frustration are all commonplace human responses to the trials and tribulations of life, but when experienced in isolation they can become amplified out of all proportion.Farley Mowat
It may be said with a degree of assurance that not everything that meets the eye is as it appears.Farley Mowat