#the clan of the cave bear
“You must learn to understand with your heart and mind, not your eyes and ears, then you will know.”
-“The Clan of the Cave Bear” by Jean Auel
“The first light of dawn scattered the enveloping darkness of the cave, and the fresh crispness in the air smelled of snow on its way.”
-‘The Clan of the Cave Bear’, by Jean Auel
I’d love to shoot with this cosplay in the snow someday. Alas, I must make shoes first.
Ready to rest.
“She was one of the Others; a newer, younger breed, more vital, more dynamic, not controlled by hidebound traditions from a brain that was nearly all memory. Her brain followed different paths, her full, high forehead that housed forward-thinking frontal lobes gave her an understanding from a different view. She could accept the new, shape it to her will, forge it into ideas undreamed of by the Clan, and, in nature’s way, her kind was destined to supplant the ancient, dying race.”
-‘The Clan of the Cave Bear’, by Jean Auel
This passage speaks about the Cro-magnons’ (ancestors of modern humans) adaptability and creativity…and the inevitable downfall of the Neanderthals.
“But next summer is a whole year away. I don’t have to worry about it until then.”
A whole year, Iza thought. My Ayla, my child. Maybe you have to be my age to know how fast a year goes.”
-‘The Clan of the Cave Bear’, by Jean Auel
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2021 went by too slowly and too quickly. I always feel that way at the end of the year, but even more so in the past two years. I’m really grateful I got to see friends I hadn’t seen in years (!!) and go to conventions again. Thanks to the omnibus, it seems like it’ll be a while before either of those things happen again. Hope everyone has a safe and happy new year.
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