"'What does eminent domain mean to someone who's lived in the frigging house for twenty years? Made love to their wife there and brought their kid up there and come home to there from trips? That's just something from a law book that they made up so they can crook you better.'" Nov. 20, p.20

"'Christ, if Don and Ray Tarkington were alive, they'd have those cheap highway department f**ks in court with so many restraining orders on their heads that they wouldn't get out from under until the year 2000.'" Nov. 21, p. 38

"'If we fail to exercise our option and then somebody else does go in there, I'd have to shoot you out of the saddle. . .'" Nov. 23, p. 51

"'Then what about the guns, George? What about the guns?'" Nov. 25, p. 59

"'Pardon me while I just throw my head back and scream for the grin...