"'Someday your father will be an admiral, and they will have to swallow their jokes whole or choke on them.'"
Ch. 1, Pg. 6
Mother to Grace when an older boy teases her about her father's rank or lack thereof.

"'It's an investment, taking a chance, and any investment involves some risk, and some risk means being somewhat foolish.'"
Ch. 1, Pg. 8
Mother to Grace, explaining what love is and why it can be foolish at times.

"'Every father has to realize there will come a day when he will no longer be the center of his daughter's world, when someone else will step in and capture her attention and interest.'"
Ch. 3, Pg. 69
Grace's father to her after her first study session at Trent's house.

"'If you can understand the basic language and you free yourself of the obstacles, you can hear more important or deeper things in...