"He made me so mad at first that I wanted to kill him. Then, later, when I had to kill him, it was like having to shoot some of my own folks. That's how much I'd come to think of the big yeller dog." Chapter 1, pg. 1

"Still, they needed money, and they realized that whatever a man does, he's bound to take some risks." Chapter 1, pg. 3.

"He was a big ugly slick-haired yeller dog. One short ear had been chewed clear off and his tail had been bobbed so close to his rump that there was hardly stub enough left to wag." Chapter 2, pg. 16

"'Now, Travis"," Mama said. 'You're not being fair. You had a dog when you were little, but Arliss has never had one. He's too little for you to play with, and he gets lonely."' Chapter 2, pg. 19

"'Arliss!' I yelled at Little Arliss...