My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1) QUOTES

2 " I must say this now about that first fire. It was magic. Out of dead tinder and grass and sticks came a live warm light. It cracked and snapped and smoked and filled the woods with brightness. It lighted the trees and made them warm and friendly. It stood tall and bright and held back the night. "

― Jean Craighead George , My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1)

4 " Fortunately, the sun has a wonderfully glorious habit of rising every morning "

― Jean Craighead George , My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1)

6 " Fortunately, the sun has a wonderfully glorious habit of rising every morning. When the sky lightened, when the birds awoke, I knew I would never again see anything so splendid as the round red sun coming up over the earth. "

― Jean Craighead George , My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1)

8 " Hunger is a funny thing. It has a kind of intelligence of it's own. "

― Jean Craighead George , My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1)

10 " Let’s face it, Thoreau; you can’t live in America today and be quietly different. If you are going to be different, you are going to stand out, and people are going to hear about you; and in your case, if they hear about you, they will remove you to the city or move to you and you won’t be different anymore. "

― Jean Craighead George , My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1)

12 " I heard you humming.”
“Yes,” he said. “I hum a great deal. Can you hum?"
"Yes," I replied. "I can hum. I hum a good deal, too, and even sing, especially when I get out of the spring in the morning. Then I really sing aloud."
"Let's hear you sing aloud."
So I said, feeling very relaxed with the sun shining on my head, "All right, I'll sing you my cold water song. "

― Jean Craighead George , My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1)

14 " and June burst over the mountain. It smelled good, tasted good, and was gentle to the eyes. "

― Jean Craighead George , My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1)

16 " It seemed marvelous to see life pump through that strange little body of feathers, wordless noises, milk eyes—much as life pumped through me. "

― Jean Craighead George , My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1)

18 " Scrub mussels in spring water. Dump them into boiling water with salt. Boil five minutes. Remove and cool in the juice. Take out meat. Eat by dipping in acorn paste flavored with a smudge of garlic, and green apples. "

― Jean Craighead George , My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1)

20 " Fortunately, the sun has a wonderfully glorious habit of rising every morning. When "

― Jean Craighead George , My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1)