"When I was a little girl, I used to pretend I was Tarzan. I would climb trees and talk to the animals."

"If we don't change our ways, we are heading for disaster."

"I like to think of myself as a storyteller, and my stories are about the animals and the planet."

"I think the most important thing is to instill in children a love of nature."

"Until we learn to respect and live in harmony with the natural world, we will never truly be at peace."