“the plot of earth has said more to me than any person I have known, or any writer I have read” dobie 96

 

“the longhorn was also a homelover and a persistent returner to his querencia”

“as the vaquero language calls the place where an animal is born or to which he shows a strong attachment” 104

 

“only the sense of being in place gives natural horse or natural man contentment” 135