On the Far Side of the Mountain Quotes

“I throw back my head, and, feeling free as the wind, breathe in the fresh mountain air. Although I am heavy-hearted, my spirits are rising. To walk in nature is always good medicine.”
― Jean Craighead George, On the Far Side of the Mountain

“We humans will never know how meadows or mountains smell, but deer and horses and pigs do. Bando sniffs deeply and shakes his head. We were left out when it comes to smelling things, he says. I would love to be able to smell a mountain and follow my nose to it.”
― Jean Craighead George, On the Far Side of the Mountain

“drops the bird she is carrying. She teases it with her nose. I lean forward and a branch snaps. The coyote vanishes, gray into green. Bird feathers ride the little whirlwind her passage stirred. Annoyed at myself for scaring her, I settle back again and wait for Alice. The shadows grow longer. A crow flies silently into a tree across the stream and, after checking the land and sky, drops to the ground”
― Jean Craighead George, On the Far Side of the Mountain