"My Uncle Daniel's just like your uncle, if you've got one — only he has one weakness. He loves society and he gets carried away." Pg. 7

"Grandpa was of the old school, and wanted people to measure up — everybody in general, and Uncle Daniel and me in general." Pg. 8

"People come here, pass through this book, in and out, over the years — and in the whole shooting-match, I don't care from where or how far they've come, not one can hold a candle to Uncle Daniel for looks or manners. If he ever did a thing to be sorry for, it's more than he ever intended." Pg. 11

"Grandpa just wanted to teach Uncle Daniel a lesson. But what he did was threaten him with the asylum. That wasn't the way to do it." Pg. 14

"She was little and she was dainty, under the dust of that...