"Respect don't keep company with greed."
Chap. 2, p. 34

"Life don't always be the way we want it to be. Life be the way it is. Ain't nothing we can do."
Chap. 3, p. 46

"In this life you got to be happy about the good things and brave about the bad ones."
Chap. 3, p. 52

"Being smart can sometimes be a burden."
Chap. 4, p. 57

"Ain't nothing wrong with ambition... The Lord Jesus had it aplenty."
Chap. 4, p. 57

"Old Putterham is so cheap he wouldn't give nobody nothing, not even a kind word."
Chap. 4, p. 63

"What Mr. Putterham is you talking about? The only Mr. Putterham I know wouldn't apologize to his ma if he ran her down in the broad daylight."
Chap. 5, p. 79

"The Tiger Hunters raced to the edge, pulling off shoes, throwing off shirts to touch the tippy-most points of their toes to the water with all the courage...