"Well-directed curiosity is a blessing beyond price, to be encouraged always in oneself and in others now and forever."
Preface, p. xii

"Really, it was love of children more than anything else that made him want a pack of his own."
Chap. 1, p. 4

"Well, they come cheaper by the dozen, you know."
Chap. 3, p. 18

"'See, they all work and they don't waste anything,' Dad would say, and you could tell that the ant was one of his favorite creatures."
Chap. 4, pp. 23-24

"We'd sit there memorizing every word, and Dad would look at other as if he was sure he had married the most wonderful person in the world."
Chap. 4, p. 24

" 'What do only children do with themselves?' We'd think."
Chap. 4, p. 27

"The day the United States entered the first World War, Dad sent President Wilson a telegram which read: 'Arriving Washington 7:03 P.M. train. If...