I wouldn’t mind a few mice.
-- Keith ("The New Guests")

Importance: When the Gridleys arrive at the Mountain View Inn, Mrs. Gridley posits that the place is so old it looks as if it has mice. This quote is important because Keith's reaction to the idea of mice shows that he has an open heart and mind.

A mouse lives not by crumbs alone and so Ralph experienced still another emotion; this time food was not the cause of it. Ralph was eager, excited, curious, and impatient all at once. The emotion was so strong it made him forget his empty stomach. It was caused by those little cars, especially that motorcycle and the pb-pb-b-b-b sound the boy made. That sound seemed to satisfy something within Ralph, as if he had been waiting all his life to hear it.
-- Narrator ("The Motorcycle")

Importance: When Ralph first sees the motorcycle, he is instantly attracted to it. This quote is...