"I have made a habit of collecting Golden Thoughts, and I have arranged them alphabetically. I wish to bring them out in book form and distribute them to schoolchildren, free of cost. That is how I want to serve our country." Chapter 3, p. 28.

"There was a prowler last night, so they say. We saw pug-marks on the sand and sheep were bleating as if they had gone mad." Chapter 4, p. 33.

"What about the permit. You didn't have one?" Chapter 4, p. 47.

"After all it was you who agreed to take the man in. You have only yourself to blame." Chapter 5, p. 57.

"I swear that I gave him the attic for free, absolutely free, because he asked for it." Chapter 5, p. 62.

"Nataraj, you know my grandson had a pet - a dog that he had kept for two years. He was very much devoted to it, and used to play...