"With him (Charlie) gone, life was like a batch of biscuits without the baking powder: flat, flat, flat."
Chap. 1, p. 4

"I trust you've enough of your mother's backbone to meet the remaining requirements."
Chap. 1, p. 8

"Honyocker, hayseed, squatter - it's all the same."
Chap. 2, p. 16

"Trust me, this is a castle compared to a sod house."
Chap. 4, p. 38

"Wouldn't Chester love to know that Violet finally got her comeuppance?"
Chap. 5, p. 59

"I guess we're supposed to be grateful there's no fee to register."
Chap. 5, p. 60

"Do you think I have the 'froch' bite?"
Chap. 6, p. 63

"This war's making folks forget what it means to be neighbors."
Chap. 7, p. 84

"Name one thing I've done that might cause someone to suspect me of being unpatriotic."
Chap. 10, p. 117

"You tell me the good Lord's in charge of this mess and I'll scream."
Chap. 14, p. 163

"Not afraid of anything, and one sandwich...