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" None of us are immune to grief, and everyone who has suffered loss understands that grief changes, but you never wake up one morning and you've moved on. It stays with you, and, you know, you ebb and flow. "

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" I'll never leave. I love Australia, and I'm doing my best to be a fair dinkum Aussie sheila and honour all of Steve's work, and yeah, I'll be here the rest of my life. "

Terri Irwin

Rest

Work

My Life

" The determination I have to try to continue Steve's work and make the world a better place is so important. "

" I've grown up with an active outdoor lifestyle. Before I lived in Australia, I ran a construction company in Oregon, U.S.A. I also owned horses and would spend several weeks a year exploring Oregon's beautiful wilderness areas on horseback. "

" Steve always said that he didn't care if anyone remembered him, as long as they remembered his message. "

" I'm real adamant that, when we have family time scheduled, that we stick to it. "

" I haven't dated anyone in the ten years since we lost Steve just because I feel a connection still with Steve. "

" I find it wonderful when people live, love, and laugh again. "

" I've always told Bindi, 'If anything ever happened to me, I will always watch over you from Heaven.' But she always understood because, living at a zoo, animals die; she's seen death. She knows what death is. "

Terri Irwin

Animals

You

" Parenthood is a great equalizer. It doesn't matter how famous you are - once you become a parent, you are just like everyone else. "

Terri Irwin

Great

Famous

" There never has been before and never will be again another Steve Irwin. "

" Bindi's been filming with us since she first hatched. "

" When we lost Steve, it was a real crossroads of deciding if you're just going to curl up in the corner or try to do something even bigger and better. "

" To get someone who is sensitive yet strong... Steve was that. "

" When I first met Steve, as an American tourist coming into the zoo, I fell desperately in love with him and married him immediately. "

" After losing Steve, it does kind of feel like I'm free-falling. "

" I discovered on my own that I could cope better with the crippling effects of grief by taking care of myself, eating right, and working out. "

" For me, it was two years before I fed a big croc when I came to Australia. "

" Bindi's really, you know, got her own goals and aspirations, and if I can nurture what Bindi loves, then I think I'm being a good parent. Because Bindi's got a natural love for wildlife, I think that will be part of what we're nurturing. "

" You might not think of 'conservation' immediately when you think of Russell Crowe, but he is a great conservationist in his own right. "

Terri Irwin

Right

Great

" I think being in a car is far more dangerous. I feel much more in control with a 16 foot croc, 3,000 pounds jaw pressure trying to have a go at me. "

" I've already had my happily ever after. "

" No matter how many shows or how much work we do, we are not going to make a difference. It's only the masses that will make a difference. "

" To me, Steve was my Prince Charming. He was my happily ever after, and we got that. We got 14 years of marriage; we had the best, most fantastic, adventurous, wonderful life that you could imagine. And I was very happy with that. "

" You can't focus on yourself. You need to focus on what you're doing for others, and then you can start to heal. "

" Steve worked tirelessly to promote conservation, wildlife, and the environment, and his work enabled the plight of endangered species to reach a whole new audience. "

" I went into this little reptile park, and Steve was doing the crocodile show, coincidentally... I was absolutely floored. That was it. This man was a real-life hero. I fell then and there, love at first sight. "

" When you take those vows and say, 'We'll be together as long as we both shall live,' I really don't think I would've married if I hadn't met Steve. And he's very special to me and continues to be. "

Terri Irwin

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Live

" When we lost Steve, the grief was understandable, but I wasn't prepared for how scary everything became - that fear factor of 'Now I'm doing this on my own.' "

" I live in Australia Zoo. I have a very private home. We've got three bedrooms, one bathroom... The carpets are rose-coloured, which grossed Steve out, but I love it. He let me do everything the way I wanted. The house is just warm and cozy and small. "

" Just like Steve did, Bindi's got that strange communication with wildlife. It's beautiful to watch, and it instills an empathy with all of us about just how important the animal kingdom is. "