Dillard¡¯s mother possessed extremely exceptional personalities. She had a preference for bizarre pronunciations. One day as Dillard¡¯s mother passed through the kitchen, she heard the baseball radio announcer shouted, ¡°Terwilliger bunts one!¡± Thereafter, she repeated those words whenever she was testing a microphone, and when someone spoke a foreign phrase she responded, ¡°Terwilliger bunts one.¡± Additionally, Dillard¡¯s mother loved unexpected but creative responses to conversations. Anyone who met her verbal challenges she adored. Dillard¡¯s mother was also mischievous. During a family trip to the Highland Park Zoo, she acted as if she had had a relationship with a young man who was with his girlfriend. In brief, it was ¡°torpid conformity¡± that Dillard¡¯s mother would never cease to strive. She always had the courage of her opinions, no matter how unpopular. When any person objected to her, her belief was so profound...