To be a good draftsman was to me a blessing.

Quote by John James Audubon

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To have been torn from the study would have been as death; my time was...

To have been torn from the study would have been as death; my time was...

On landing at New York I caught the yellow fever. The kind man who commanded...

On landing at New York I caught the yellow fever. The kind man who commanded...

I can scarcely manage to scribble a tolerable English letter. I know that I am...

I can scarcely manage to scribble a tolerable English letter. I know that I am...

I feel fully decided that we should all go to Europe together and to work...

I feel fully decided that we should all go to Europe together and to work...

On the 17th of May, the Delos put out to sea. I was immediately affected...

On the 17th of May, the Delos put out to sea. I was immediately affected...

After all, I long to be in America again, nay, if I can go home...

After all, I long to be in America again, nay, if I can go home...

As I grew up I was fervently desirous of becoming acquainted with Nature.

As I grew up I was fervently desirous of becoming acquainted with Nature.

Would it be possible that I should not in any degree succeed? I can scarcely...

Would it be possible that I should not in any degree succeed? I can scarcely...

The worse my drawings were, the more beautiful did the originals appear.

The worse my drawings were, the more beautiful did the originals appear.

Hunting, fishing, drawing, and music occupied my every moment. Cares I knew not, and cared...

Hunting, fishing, drawing, and music occupied my every moment. Cares I knew not, and cared...

In my deepest troubles, I frequently would wrench myself from the persons around me and...

In my deepest troubles, I frequently would wrench myself from the persons around me and...

The mercantile business did not suit me.

The mercantile business did not suit me.

Almost every day, instead of going to school, I made for the fields, where I...

Almost every day, instead of going to school, I made for the fields, where I...

I never for a day gave up listening to the songs of our birds, or...

I never for a day gave up listening to the songs of our birds, or...

Duruing all these years there existed within me a tendency to follow Nature in her...

Duruing all these years there existed within me a tendency to follow Nature in her...

If I can procure three hundred good substantial names of persons, or bodies, or institutions,...

If I can procure three hundred good substantial names of persons, or bodies, or institutions,...

Because my father was often absent on naval duty, my mother suffered me to do...

Because my father was often absent on naval duty, my mother suffered me to do...

My drawings at first were made altogether in watercolors, but they wanted softness and a...

My drawings at first were made altogether in watercolors, but they wanted softness and a...

I cannot help but think a curious event is this life of mine.

I cannot help but think a curious event is this life of mine.

I waged war against my feelings.

I waged war against my feelings.