Donald McCaig Quotes

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Donald McCaig

Profession : Novelist

Birth : January 1, 1940

The Civil War has a tremendous moral and emotional force.

Donald McCaig

Research is the historical novelist's map, constraint, and purest energy.

Donald McCaig

The events of the Civil War are so odd, ferocious, and poignant that fictional characters do well simply to inhabit them.

Donald McCaig

I am no historian but have tried to stick tight to the facts.

Donald McCaig

A young dog's faith is absolute... Dogs are notorious for hope. Dogs believe that this morning, this very morning, may begin a day of fascination, easily grander than any day in the past.

Donald McCaig

I had been saying to myself for a good many years that I was really a writer and that I was in advertising temporarily.

Donald McCaig

Though each trainer believes his or her method is best, I don't think it matters which method the pet owner adopts so long as that owner finds a capable mentor and sticks with the training. Eventually you will learn to see your dog, and when that happens, the richness of your and your dog's lives will tell you what to do next.

Donald McCaig

I am built funny. Picture Mark Twain's head on Ichabod Crane's body. Now hold your mental picture to the light and crumple it.

Donald McCaig

Sheep may not be brilliant, but they know that sheep in pen is stage number one of lamb chops.

Donald McCaig

Driving alone, you can make 800 miles a day.

Donald McCaig

I don't care to read about Garrison Keillor. We cover the same sort of territory, and I don't need to know anything more about him.

Donald McCaig